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Metal Flake

0447 · #D8DCD6 · LRV 71 · cool green tone

0447 · #D8DCD6 · LRV 71 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.

Metal FlakeKompozit · 0447
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Metal Flake
KOMPOZIT · 0447 · #D8DCD6
Brand · codeKompozit0447 · all Kompozit grays
LRV71Light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
Undertonecool green tone
FamilyGray
Hex · RGB · HSL#D8DCD6 · 216, 220, 214 · 100°, 8%, 85%Display values from the brand. Match it at another brand
Sheen we recommendEggshell on walls · satin on trim and cabinetsWhich sheen where, explained
Where it sits, light to dark
  1. 1Stardew43
  2. 2Sea Salt63
  3. 3Metal Flake71
  4. 4Spring Thaw83
Undertone and depth

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 Kompozit 0447 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.

Room by room

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.

Light by light

How Lighting Changes Metal Flake

At LRV 71, 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.

Test it in your light, not a showroom's

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.

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Need It From Another Brand?

Any paint counter can custom-tint Kompozit 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.

Same deck, next chip over

Similar Kompozit Colors

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

Contrast, for text and signage
Black text on Metal Flake · 15.1 : 1 · passes AA and AAAWhite text on Metal Flake · 1.4 : 1 · fails for text

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 #D8DCD6 in HSL space. Pair Metal Flake with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#D8DCD6 + #DAD6DC
TRIADIC
#D8DCD6 · #D6D8DC · #DCD6D8
ANALOGOUS
#DBDCD6 · #D8DCD6 · #D6DCD7

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