Color spec
| Brand | C2 Paint |
| Name | Apprentice |
| SKU | C2-754 |
| Hex | #BDCBD6 |
| RGB | 189, 203, 214 |
| HSL | 206°, 23%, 79% |
| LRV | 58 |
| Undertone | blue / cool |
| Family | Gray |
About C2 Paint Apprentice
At LRV 58, Apprentice is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its blue undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Apprentice is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
Closest matches at every US brand
13 brands · top 5 each5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all gray from that brand.
PPG / Glidden
Diamond Vogel
Dutch Boy
Sherwin-Williams
Behr
Valspar
Dunn-Edwards
Kompozit
Benjamin Moore
Magnolia Home
Clare
Backdrop
Farrow & Ball
Similar C2 Paint colors
closest in the C2 Paint deckThe nearest shades to Apprentice within C2 Paint's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #BDCBD6 in HSL space. Pair Apprentice with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.
C2 Paint Apprentice Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Apprentice from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint C2 Paint C2-754 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Dutch Boy Equivalent of Apprentice
Dutch Boy's nearest match is Sea Weathered (338-2DB), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.18). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 58 vs 58) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Apprentice without repainting risk. See the full Sea Weathered swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Apprentice
PPG / Glidden's nearest match is Constellation (PPG1155-4), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.49). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 58) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Apprentice without repainting risk. See the full Constellation swatch →
Behr Equivalent of Apprentice
Behr's nearest match is Melody (UL240-14), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.63). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 58 vs 58) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Apprentice without repainting risk. See the full Melody swatch →
Valspar Equivalent of Apprentice
Valspar's nearest match is Silver Dusk (4006-3A), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.79). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 58.4 vs 58) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Apprentice without repainting risk. See the full Silver Dusk swatch →
Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Apprentice
Sherwin-Williams's nearest match is Upward (SW 6239), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.99). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 57 vs 58) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Apprentice without repainting risk. See the full Upward swatch →
Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Apprentice
Dunn-Edwards's nearest match is Bay of Hope (DE6331), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.99). It runs slightly darker (LRV 53 vs 58) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Apprentice without repainting risk. See the full Bay of Hope swatch →
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Apprentice
At Benjamin Moore, the closest color to Apprentice is Iced Slate (2130-60) — very close at ΔE 2.19, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 58 vs 58) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Iced Slate swatch →
Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Apprentice
At Diamond Vogel, the closest color to Apprentice is Water Droplet (0503) — very close at ΔE 2.69, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 58 vs 58) and carries a cool blue-green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Water Droplet swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Apprentice
At Kompozit, the closest color to Apprentice is Water Droplet (0503) — very close at ΔE 2.76, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 57 vs 58) and carries a cool blue-green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Water Droplet swatch →
Magnolia Home Equivalent of Apprentice
Magnolia Home has no exact twin of Apprentice. The nearest is Cement Pots (JG-93) at ΔE 3.68 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly darker (LRV 56 vs 58). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Cement Pots swatch →
Backdrop Equivalent of Apprentice
Backdrop doesn't make a true equivalent of Apprentice — the nearest deck color, Lost in the 80s (BD-LO), is clearly different (ΔE 5.75). For an exact match, any Backdrop retailer can custom-tint C2 Paint C2-754 instead. See the full Lost in the 80s swatch →
Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Apprentice
Farrow & Ball doesn't make a true equivalent of Apprentice — the nearest deck color, Calluna (NO. 270), is clearly different (ΔE 7.17). For an exact match, any Farrow & Ball retailer can custom-tint C2 Paint C2-754 instead. See the full Calluna swatch →
Clare Equivalent of Apprentice
Clare doesn't make a true equivalent of Apprentice — the nearest deck color, Grayish (PNT100-LT-10), is clearly different (ΔE 7.81). For an exact match, any Clare retailer can custom-tint C2 Paint C2-754 instead. See the full Grayish swatch →