Color spec
| Brand | Diamond Vogel |
| Name | Illuminating Experience |
| SKU | 0628 |
| Hex | #DDE3E1 |
| RGB | 221, 227, 225 |
| HSL | 160°, 10%, 88% |
| LRV | 76 |
| Undertone | blue-green / cool |
| Family | Gray |
About Diamond Vogel Illuminating Experience
Illuminating Experience is very light — LRV 76, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. Its teal 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. In north light it can read slightly cooler; a warm white trim alongside keeps it from going clinical.
Illuminating Experience shines on ceilings, trim and in small or low-light rooms where you need to stretch the light — and as a calm whole-home backdrop. 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.
Valspar
PPG / Glidden
Sherwin-Williams
Behr
Kompozit
Benjamin Moore
Clare
Magnolia Home
C2 Paint
Dutch Boy
Dunn-Edwards
Farrow & Ball
Backdrop
Similar Diamond Vogel colors
closest in the Diamond Vogel deckThe nearest shades to Illuminating Experience within Diamond Vogel'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 #DDE3E1 in HSL space. Pair Illuminating Experience 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.
Diamond Vogel Illuminating Experience Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Illuminating Experience 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 0628 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Illuminating Experience
The closest PPG / Glidden equivalent of Illuminating Experience is Dewdrop (PPG1038-2). At ΔE 0.47 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same cool blue-green undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 76 vs 76). If PPG / Glidden is your counter, order Dewdrop and you'll get the same color. See the full Dewdrop swatch →
Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Illuminating Experience
The closest Sherwin-Williams equivalent of Illuminating Experience is Quicksilver (SW 6245). At ΔE 0.48 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same cool green undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 75 vs 76). If Sherwin-Williams is your counter, order Quicksilver and you'll get the same color. See the full Quicksilver swatch →
Valspar Equivalent of Illuminating Experience
The closest Valspar equivalent of Illuminating Experience is Seven Sisters (8004-33A). At ΔE 0.56 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same cool green undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 75 vs 76). If Valspar is your counter, order Seven Sisters and you'll get the same color. See the full Seven Sisters swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Illuminating Experience
Kompozit's nearest match is Illuminating Experience (0628), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.02). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 76 vs 76) and carries a cool green undertone, so it substitutes for Illuminating Experience without repainting risk. See the full Illuminating Experience swatch →
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Illuminating Experience
Benjamin Moore's nearest match is Lookout Point (1646), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.3). It runs slightly darker (LRV 74 vs 76) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Illuminating Experience without repainting risk. See the full Lookout Point swatch →
Behr Equivalent of Illuminating Experience
Behr's nearest match is Serene (ICC-36), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.53). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 76 vs 76) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Illuminating Experience without repainting risk. See the full Serene swatch →
C2 Paint Equivalent of Illuminating Experience
At C2 Paint, the closest color to Illuminating Experience is Oxygen (C2-755) — very close at ΔE 2.31, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 76 vs 76) and carries a cool blue-green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Oxygen swatch →
Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Illuminating Experience
At Dunn-Edwards, the closest color to Illuminating Experience is Cold Wind (DE6351) — very close at ΔE 2.77, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 71 vs 76) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Cold Wind swatch →
Clare Equivalent of Illuminating Experience
At Clare, the closest color to Illuminating Experience is Flow State (PNT100-LT-72) — very close at ΔE 2.95, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 77 vs 76) and carries a cool green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Flow State swatch →
Magnolia Home Equivalent of Illuminating Experience
At Magnolia Home, the closest color to Illuminating Experience is Chime Gray (JG-119) — very close at ΔE 3.11, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 73 vs 76) and carries a warm yellow undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Chime Gray swatch →
Dutch Boy Equivalent of Illuminating Experience
Dutch Boy has no exact twin of Illuminating Experience. The nearest is Frayed Denim (238-1DB) at ΔE 3.66 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 76 vs 76). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Frayed Denim swatch →
Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Illuminating Experience
Farrow & Ball has no exact twin of Illuminating Experience. The nearest is Strong White (NO. 2001) at ΔE 3.89 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 76 vs 76). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Strong White swatch →
Backdrop Equivalent of Illuminating Experience
Backdrop doesn't make a true equivalent of Illuminating Experience — the nearest deck color, Jane (BD-JA), is clearly different (ΔE 5.29). For an exact match, any Backdrop retailer can custom-tint Diamond Vogel 0628 instead. See the full Jane swatch →