Metal Flake
0447 · #DADDD8 · LRV 72 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Metal Flake, Really?
Metal Flake reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Diamond Vogel 0447 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Metal Flake
Metal Flake 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.
How Lighting Changes Metal Flake
At LRV 72, Metal Flake is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its green 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.
Most complaints about Metal Flake are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Diamond Vogel 0447 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Fleur de SelSW 7666 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.0 | 72 | Color page → |
| Behr | Shiny LusterN500-1 · Behr | 1.7 | 72 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Ice FogCSP-575 · Benjamin Moore | 0.7 | 71 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Cool VaporV173 · Valspar | 0.8 | 70.9 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Shining ScalePPG0996-1 · PPG / Glidden | 2.0 | 72 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Husky Grey10GG 72/022 · Glidden | 1.5 | 72 | Color page → |
Similar Diamond Vogel Colors
The nearest shades to Metal Flake within Diamond Vogel's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #DADDD8 in HSL space. Pair Metal Flake with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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