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DIAMOND VOGEL · 0517

Diamond Vogel Cool Elegance#D1D0D2 · LRV 64

Cool Elegance reads as a true neutral (no measurable hue) — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Diamond Vogel 0517 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

DIAMOND VOGEL COOL ELEGANCE
RGB 209, 208, 210 LRV 64

Color spec

Brand Diamond Vogel
Name Cool Elegance
SKU 0517
Hex #D1D0D2
RGB 209, 208, 210
HSL 270°, 2%, 82%
LRV 64
Undertone true neutral (no measurable hue)
Family Gray

About Diamond Vogel Cool Elegance

At LRV 64, Cool Elegance is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Because it carries almost no measurable hue, it stays a true neutral and pairs cleanly with nearly any trim or floor. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.

Cool Elegance 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 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.

Dunn-Edwards

2,298 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.54
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6380 · #D1D0D1 · ΔE 0.54 · LRV 59
DE6366 · #D3D3D2 · ΔE 1.97 · LRV 60
DE6338 · #CCD3D8 · ΔE 3.82 · LRV 60
DEC794 · #CAD2D4 · ΔE 4.42 · LRV 59
DE6317 · #CAD3D4 · ΔE 5.02 · LRV 59

Kompozit

1,321 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.89
All gray at Kompozit →
0517 · #CFCFD0 · ΔE 0.89 · LRV 62
1315 · #CECDD2 · ΔE 1.7 · LRV 61
0538 · #D6D2CE · ΔE 3.25 · LRV 65
0524 · #CACECC · ΔE 3.81 · LRV 61
1308 · #DACFD4 · ΔE 5.05 · LRV 64

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.46
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
1451 · #D3CFD0 · ΔE 1.46 · LRV 63
AF-605 · #D6D2D5 · ΔE 1.78 · LRV 65
AF-665 · #D4CECB · ΔE 3.16 · LRV 62
1444 · #D6CED1 · ΔE 3.45 · LRV 63
1591 · #CED2CE · ΔE 4.52 · LRV 64

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.5
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-LT-31 · #CED0D3 · ΔE 1.5 · LRV 63
PNT100-LT-18 · #D8D3CD · ΔE 4.27 · LRV 66
PNT100-LT-07 · #D6D7D2 · ΔE 4.44 · LRV 68
PNT100-LT-08 · #CBCBC5 · ΔE 4.73 · LRV 59
PNT100-LT-17 · #D4CBC0 · ΔE 6.76 · LRV 61

Dutch Boy

1,340 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.76
All gray at Dutch Boy →
343-1DB · #D1CDD0 · ΔE 1.76 · LRV 62
434-1DB · #CDD2D3 · ΔE 3.23 · LRV 64
343-2DB · #D0D0D9 · ΔE 3.39 · LRV 63
403-1DB · #D4CDCA · ΔE 3.46 · LRV 62
245-1DB · #D7CDD2 · ΔE 4.67 · LRV 63

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.92
All gray at Valspar →
4001-1A · #D4D0CF · ΔE 1.92 · LRV 63.8
V124-2 · #D2CFCD · ΔE 2.17 · LRV 62.6
7004-21 · #D1D3D1 · ΔE 3.01 · LRV 64.8
8004-3B · #D4CDCB · ΔE 3.19 · LRV 62
4007-1A · #CED3D2 · ΔE 3.79 · LRV 64.4

PPG / Glidden

2,132 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.45
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
PPG1003-2 · #D7D1D1 · ΔE 2.45 · LRV 65
PPG1011-2 · #CFD2D2 · ΔE 2.59 · LRV 64
PPG1005-2 · #D1CECB · ΔE 2.7 · LRV 62
PPG1009-2 · #D1D2CE · ΔE 3.72 · LRV 64
PPG1172-3 · #D4CED5 · ΔE 3.76 · LRV 63

Farrow & Ball

209 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.55
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 277 · #D4D4D2 · ΔE 2.55 · LRV 66
NO. 205 · #C9CFCD · ΔE 4.57 · LRV 61
NO. 228 · #CFCBC4 · ΔE 4.8 · LRV 60
NO. 274 · #D8D6CF · ΔE 4.89 · LRV 67
NO. 9814 · #CDD1C7 · ΔE 7.23 · LRV 63

Behr

5,644 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.81
All gray at Behr →
MQ3-61 · #CCCFD6 · ΔE 2.81 · LRV 62
PPU26-15 · #D1D1CE · ΔE 2.96 · LRV 64
UL250-11 · #D8CFD0 · ΔE 3.68 · LRV 64
PPF-18 · #D1D0CB · ΔE 3.83 · LRV 63
730A-3 · #D6CED4 · ΔE 4.14 · LRV 63

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.04
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-98 · #D4CDD0 · ΔE 3.04 · LRV 62
JG-74 · #CCD0CE · ΔE 3.74 · LRV 62
JG-132 · #DAD8D1 · ΔE 5.03 · LRV 69
JG-55 · #D1D1C5 · ΔE 7.3 · LRV 63
JG-13 · #C9CEC4 · ΔE 7.56 · LRV 61

C2 Paint

580 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.18
All gray at C2 Paint →
C2-802 · #CACCD4 · ΔE 3.18 · LRV 60
C2-785 · #D0D1CC · ΔE 4.22 · LRV 63
C2-962 · #D0D2CC · ΔE 4.95 · LRV 64
C2-738 · #CAD3D4 · ΔE 5.02 · LRV 64
C2-994 · #D6D2CA · ΔE 5.12 · LRV 65

Sherwin-Williams

1,947 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.46
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6008 · #D4CDCA · ΔE 3.46 · LRV 62
SW 6232 · #CDD2D2 · ΔE 3.48 · LRV 64
SW 6246 · #CAD0D2 · ΔE 3.53 · LRV 62
SW 9549 · #D1CFCA · ΔE 3.73 · LRV 62
SW 9561 · #D2D1CB · ΔE 4.34 · LRV 63

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.9
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-RR · #D6CFBE · ΔE 8.9 · LRV 65
BD-CC · #E5DCC4 · ΔE 11.65 · LRV 73
BD-AU · #E5C8B7 · ΔE 12.26 · LRV 60
BD-LO · #A4C2D2 · ΔE 12.68 · LRV 51
BD-BG · #E5BEB0 · ΔE 14.5 · LRV 53

Similar Diamond Vogel colors

closest in the Diamond Vogel deck

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

1315 · LRV 62
0524 · LRV 62
1308 · LRV 64
0629 · LRV 65
0475 · LRV 64
0440 · LRV 64

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #D1D0D2 in HSL space. Pair Cool Elegance with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#D1D0D2 + #D1D2D0
TRIADIC
#D1D0D2 · #D2D1D0 · #D0D2D1
ANALOGOUS
#D0D0D2 · #D1D0D2 · #D2D0D2

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.54:1 fail
Sample text on black
13.66:1 AAA

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

Diamond Vogel Cool Elegance Equivalents at Other Brands

Matching Cool Elegance 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 Diamond Vogel 0517 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.

Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Cool Elegance

The closest Dunn-Edwards equivalent of Cool Elegance is Clouded Vision (DE6380). At ΔE 0.54 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same true neutral undertone and runs slightly darker (LRV 59 vs 64). If Dunn-Edwards is your counter, order Clouded Vision and you'll get the same color. See the full Clouded Vision swatch →

Kompozit Equivalent of Cool Elegance

The closest Kompozit equivalent of Cool Elegance is Cool Elegance (0517). At ΔE 0.89 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same true neutral undertone and runs slightly darker (LRV 62 vs 64). If Kompozit is your counter, order Cool Elegance and you'll get the same color. See the full Cool Elegance swatch →

Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Cool Elegance

Benjamin Moore's nearest match is Violet Pearl (1451), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.46). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 63 vs 64) and carries a true neutral undertone, so it substitutes for Cool Elegance without repainting risk. See the full Violet Pearl swatch →

Clare Equivalent of Cool Elegance

Clare's nearest match is Wink (PNT100-LT-31), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.5). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 63 vs 64) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Cool Elegance without repainting risk. See the full Wink swatch →

Valspar Equivalent of Cool Elegance

Valspar's nearest match is White Pepper (4001-1A), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.92). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 63.8 vs 64) and carries a warm red undertone, so it substitutes for Cool Elegance without repainting risk. See the full White Pepper swatch →

Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Cool Elegance

At Farrow & Ball, the closest color to Cool Elegance is Dimpse (NO. 277) — very close at ΔE 2.55, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 64) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Dimpse swatch →

PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Cool Elegance

At PPG / Glidden, the closest color to Cool Elegance is Elemental (PPG1011-2) — very close at ΔE 2.59, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 64 vs 64) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Elemental swatch →

Behr Equivalent of Cool Elegance

At Behr, the closest color to Cool Elegance is Halation (PPU26-15) — very close at ΔE 2.96, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 64 vs 64) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Halation swatch →

Magnolia Home Equivalent of Cool Elegance

At Magnolia Home, the closest color to Cool Elegance is In Bloom (JG-98) — very close at ΔE 3.04, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 62 vs 64) and carries a warm magenta undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full In Bloom swatch →

Dutch Boy Equivalent of Cool Elegance

At Dutch Boy, the closest color to Cool Elegance is Moonlit Walk (434-1DB) — very close at ΔE 3.23, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 64 vs 64) and carries a cool blue-green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Moonlit Walk swatch →

Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Cool Elegance

At Sherwin-Williams, the closest color to Cool Elegance is Misty (SW 6232) — very close at ΔE 3.48, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 64 vs 64) and carries a cool blue-green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Misty swatch →

C2 Paint Equivalent of Cool Elegance

C2 Paint has no exact twin of Cool Elegance. The nearest is Archival (C2-785) at ΔE 4.22 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 63 vs 64). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Archival swatch →

Backdrop Equivalent of Cool Elegance

Backdrop doesn't make a true equivalent of Cool Elegance — the nearest deck color, Real Real (BD-RR), is clearly different (ΔE 8.9). For an exact match, any Backdrop retailer can custom-tint Diamond Vogel 0517 instead. See the full Real Real swatch →

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