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C2 PAINT · C2-967

C2 Paint Magnet#6A737D · LRV 17

Magnet reads as a blue / cool — dark — high drama, needs strong daylight or warm bulbs. The notes below cover the spec, what C2 Paint C2-967 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

C2 PAINT MAGNET
RGB 106, 115, 125 LRV 17

Color spec

Brand C2 Paint
Name Magnet
SKU C2-967
Hex #6A737D
RGB 106, 115, 125
HSL 212°, 8%, 45%
LRV 17
Undertone blue / cool
Family Gray

About C2 Paint Magnet

With an LRV of 17, Magnet is a deep, dramatic shade. It soaks up light in north-facing rooms and looks richest where strong daylight hits it. 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. Warm artificial light softens it; cool LED can make it look flat, so match your bulbs to the mood you want.

Magnet works best as a feature — a single wall, built-ins, a study or dining room — rather than wrapping a whole bright space. 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 each

5 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.

Diamond Vogel

1,386 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.27
All gray at Diamond Vogel →
0507 · #68737C · ΔE 1.27 · LRV 17
0513 · #70767E · ΔE 1.96 · LRV 18
0521 · #71737C · ΔE 3.48 · LRV 17
1319 · #717481 · ΔE 4.07 · LRV 18
H051 · #60737D · ΔE 4.24 · LRV 16

Dunn-Edwards

2,298 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.32
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6341 · #6C757D · ΔE 1.32 · LRV 16
DE6348 · #6C7179 · ΔE 1.88 · LRV 16
DEC799 · #65737E · ΔE 2.05 · LRV 16
DE6334 · #68757E · ΔE 2.13 · LRV 16
DEGR73 · #687177 · ΔE 2.37 · LRV 16

Kompozit

1,321 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.51
All gray at Kompozit →
0513 · #687078 · ΔE 1.51 · LRV 16
0521 · #6B6F78 · ΔE 2.64 · LRV 16
1319 · #686D7C · ΔE 4.34 · LRV 15
0479 · #67716E · ΔE 7.63 · LRV 16
0486 · #5F7475 · ΔE 8.11 · LRV 16

Dutch Boy

1,340 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.66
All gray at Dutch Boy →
434-6DB · #6A7178 · ΔE 1.66 · LRV 16
430-6DB · #647074 · ΔE 4.34 · LRV 16
436-6DB · #6D7070 · ΔE 5.49 · LRV 16
431-4DB · #657B83 · ΔE 6.15 · LRV 19
343-6DB · #736F78 · ΔE 6.9 · LRV 16

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.69
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
1623 · #67737C · ΔE 1.69 · LRV 18
2125-30 · #6D7378 · ΔE 2.54 · LRV 18
1441 · #6E7182 · ΔE 5.47 · LRV 18
CC-930 · #6E7182 · ΔE 5.47 · LRV 18
HC-191 · #5F767F · ΔE 5.83 · LRV 18

PPG / Glidden

2,132 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.76
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
PPG0993-6 · #6E747B · ΔE 1.76 · LRV 17
PPG1041-6 · #6B7781 · ΔE 1.92 · LRV 18
PPG1040-6 · #657783 · ΔE 3.57 · LRV 18
PPG1011-5 · #6E7477 · ΔE 3.62 · LRV 17
PPG1037-5 · #67787E · ΔE 4.89 · LRV 18

Behr

5,644 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.08
All gray at Behr →
MQ5-19 · #677582 · ΔE 2.08 · LRV 17
QE-61 · #6B7275 · ΔE 3.66 · LRV 16
ECC-22-3 · #677276 · ΔE 3.84 · LRV 16
MQ5-11 · #6B7182 · ΔE 4.39 · LRV 17
BNC-30 · #6D6F7E · ΔE 5.24 · LRV 16

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.62
All gray at Valspar →
V114-2 · #6C767C · ΔE 2.62 · LRV 17.6
4003-4B · #6D7686 · ΔE 3.33 · LRV 17.9
4007-2B · #687276 · ΔE 3.58 · LRV 16.2
8004-47E · #6D6F7A · ΔE 4 · LRV 16
T692 · #63777F · ΔE 5.13 · LRV 17.3

Sherwin-Williams

1,947 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.13
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7665 · #656D73 · ΔE 3.13 · LRV 15
SW 9564 · #74777A · ΔE 4.33 · LRV 18
SW 9635 · #60757A · ΔE 6.47 · LRV 17
SW 6263 · #736F78 · ΔE 6.9 · LRV 16
SW 7617 · #60797D · ΔE 8.1 · LRV 18

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.66
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-86 · #616F74 · ΔE 4.66 · LRV 15
JG-79 · #607577 · ΔE 7.66 · LRV 17
JG-03 · #617373 · ΔE 7.77 · LRV 16
JG-159 · #737268 · ΔE 11.29 · LRV 17
JG-10 · #6B7970 · ΔE 11.31 · LRV 18

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.81
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-MJ · #5A6E7E · ΔE 4.81 · LRV 18
BD-HF · #7C8478 · ΔE 13.48 · LRV 22
BD-OS · #7E7C5C · ΔE 20.25 · LRV 18
BD-BA · #7C5F47 · ΔE 21.34 · LRV 14
BD-TS · #7C5F47 · ΔE 21.34 · LRV 14

Farrow & Ball

209 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.46
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 299 · #6A7C80 · ΔE 6.46 · LRV 19
NO. 26 · #626664 · ΔE 8.21 · LRV 13
NO. 220 · #636E8F · ΔE 9.56 · LRV 16
NO. 47 · #6F7B71 · ΔE 11.67 · LRV 19
NO. 244 · #736660 · ΔE 13.03 · LRV 14

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.68
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-MD-16 · #7B8082 · ΔE 6.68 · LRV 21
PNT100-MD-57 · #5B6682 · ΔE 9.17 · LRV 13
PNT100-DP-51 · #5A6964 · ΔE 10.66 · LRV 13
PNT100-DP-33 · #706473 · ΔE 12.37 · LRV 14
PNT100-DP-66 · #767665 · ΔE 14.46 · LRV 18

Similar C2 Paint colors

closest in the C2 Paint deck

The nearest shades to Magnet within C2 Paint's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

C2-791 · LRV 17
C2-983 · LRV 17
C2-950 · LRV 17
C2-728 · LRV 17
C2-729 · LRV 16
C2-778 · LRV 18

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #6A737D in HSL space. Pair Magnet with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#6A737D + #7D746A
TRIADIC
#6A737D · #7D6A73 · #737D6A
ANALOGOUS
#6A7D7D · #6A737D · #6B6A7D

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
4.82:1 AA
Sample text on black
4.36:1 AA Large

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

C2 Paint Magnet Equivalents at Other Brands

Matching Magnet 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 C2-967 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.

Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Magnet

Diamond Vogel's nearest match is Deep Lagoon (0507), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.27). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 17 vs 17) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Magnet without repainting risk. See the full Deep Lagoon swatch →

Kompozit Equivalent of Magnet

Kompozit's nearest match is Backwater (0513), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.51). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 16 vs 17) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Magnet without repainting risk. See the full Backwater swatch →

Dutch Boy Equivalent of Magnet

Dutch Boy's nearest match is Plated Blue (434-6DB), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.66). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 16 vs 17) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Magnet without repainting risk. See the full Plated Blue swatch →

Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Magnet

Benjamin Moore's nearest match is Britannia Blue (1623), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.69). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 18 vs 17) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Magnet without repainting risk. See the full Britannia Blue swatch →

PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Magnet

PPG / Glidden's nearest match is Old Silk (PPG0993-6), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.76). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 17 vs 17) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Magnet without repainting risk. See the full Old Silk swatch →

Behr Equivalent of Magnet

At Behr, the closest color to Magnet is Hypnotic (MQ5-19) — very close at ΔE 2.08, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 17 vs 17) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Hypnotic swatch →

Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Magnet

At Dunn-Edwards, the closest color to Magnet is Long Lake (DE6334) — very close at ΔE 2.13, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 16 vs 17) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Long Lake swatch →

Valspar Equivalent of Magnet

At Valspar, the closest color to Magnet is Tinman (V114-2) — very close at ΔE 2.62, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 17.6 vs 17) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Tinman swatch →

Backdrop Equivalent of Magnet

Backdrop has no exact twin of Magnet. The nearest is Mom Jeans (BD-MJ) at ΔE 4.81 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 18 vs 17). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Mom Jeans swatch →

Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Magnet

Farrow & Ball doesn't make a true equivalent of Magnet — the nearest deck color, De Nimes (NO. 299), is clearly different (ΔE 6.46). For an exact match, any Farrow & Ball retailer can custom-tint C2 Paint C2-967 instead. See the full De Nimes swatch →

Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Magnet

Sherwin-Williams doesn't make a true equivalent of Magnet — the nearest deck color, Exclusive Plum (SW 6263), is clearly different (ΔE 6.9). For an exact match, any Sherwin-Williams retailer can custom-tint C2 Paint C2-967 instead. See the full Exclusive Plum swatch →

Magnolia Home Equivalent of Magnet

Magnolia Home doesn't make a true equivalent of Magnet — the nearest deck color, Demo Day (JG-79), is clearly different (ΔE 7.66). For an exact match, any Magnolia Home retailer can custom-tint C2 Paint C2-967 instead. See the full Demo Day swatch →

Clare Equivalent of Magnet

Clare doesn't make a true equivalent of Magnet — the nearest deck color, Prince (PNT100-DP-33), is clearly different (ΔE 12.37). For an exact match, any Clare retailer can custom-tint C2 Paint C2-967 instead. See the full Prince swatch →

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