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RODDA · CA208

Rodda Juniper Berry#6A6B74 · LRV 15

Juniper Berry reads as a true neutral (no measurable hue) — dark — high drama, needs strong daylight or warm bulbs. The notes below cover the spec, what Rodda CA208 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

RODDA JUNIPER BERRY
RGB 106, 107, 116 LRV 15

Color spec

Brand Rodda
Name Juniper Berry
SKU CA208
Hex #6A6B74
RGB 106, 107, 116
HSL 234°, 5%, 44%
LRV 15
Undertone true neutral (no measurable hue)
Family Gray

About Rodda Juniper Berry

With an LRV of 15, Juniper Berry is a deep, dramatic shade. It soaks up light in north-facing rooms and looks richest where strong daylight hits it. Because it carries almost no measurable hue, it stays a true neutral and pairs cleanly with nearly any trim or floor. Warm artificial light softens it; cool LED can make it look flat, so match your bulbs to the mood you want.

Juniper Berry 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

20 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.

SW 6257 · #626970 · ΔE 4 · LRV 14
SW 9560 · #656A6E · ΔE 4.21 · LRV 14
SW 7665 · #656D73 · ΔE 4.61 · LRV 15
SW 6250 · #606B75 · ΔE 5.03 · LRV 14
SW 7624 · #606E74 · ΔE 7.21 · LRV 15

Behr

5,644 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.11
All gray at Behr →
T16-15 · #6A6A6F · ΔE 2.11 · LRV 15
HDC-CL-04G · #696B6D · ΔE 4.18 · LRV 15
PPU26-22 · #656D74 · ΔE 4.28 · LRV 15
770F-5 · #6A6D6F · ΔE 4.48 · LRV 15
PPF-49 · #6A6D6F · ΔE 4.48 · LRV 15

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.22
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
1608 · #696D72 · ΔE 3.22 · LRV 16
CSP-15 · #6C6B6D · ΔE 3.76 · LRV 15
2124-20 · #696D70 · ΔE 4.26 · LRV 16
1602 · #6A6F70 · ΔE 5.73 · LRV 17
1637 · #607077 · ΔE 7.77 · LRV 17

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.1
All gray at Valspar →
V125-5 · #6D696E · ΔE 3.1 · LRV 14.4
8004-46F · #636A74 · ΔE 3.18 · LRV 14
V136-6 · #636A74 · ΔE 3.18 · LRV 14.2
8006-7E · #656B6F · ΔE 4.57 · LRV 14
V112-3 · #656B6F · ΔE 4.57 · LRV 14.4

PPG / Glidden

2,132 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.99
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
PPG1043-6 · #656874 · ΔE 1.99 · LRV 14
PPG1003-6 · #6A656B · ΔE 3.78 · LRV 13
PPG1172-6 · #6B6472 · ΔE 5.43 · LRV 13
PPG1039-6 · #656E72 · ΔE 5.82 · LRV 15
PPG1002-6 · #706B68 · ΔE 6.81 · LRV 15

Glidden

3,101 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.99
All gray at Glidden →
PPG1043-6 · #656874 · ΔE 1.99 · LRV 14
00NN 16/000 · #6C6B6C · ΔE 4.34 · LRV 16
PPG1039-6 · #656E72 · ΔE 5.82 · LRV 15
70BG 15/076 · #606E77 · ΔE 6.47 · LRV 15
30BG 15/062 · #626F74 · ΔE 7.12 · LRV 15

Dutch Boy

1,340 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.19
All gray at Dutch Boy →
434-6DB · #6A7178 · ΔE 4.19 · LRV 16
444-5DB · #716A6E · ΔE 4.52 · LRV 15
341-6DB · #65697C · ΔE 4.53 · LRV 14
436-6DB · #6D7070 · ΔE 5.79 · LRV 16
430-6DB · #647074 · ΔE 7.09 · LRV 16
HGSW 1452 · #656D73 · ΔE 4.61 · LRV 15
HGSW 7665 · #656D73 · ΔE 4.61 · LRV 15
HGSW 3362 · #606B75 · ΔE 5.03 · LRV 14
HGSW 6250 · #606B75 · ΔE 5.03 · LRV 14
HGSW 1472 · #606E74 · ΔE 7.21 · LRV 15

Dunn-Edwards

2,298 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.08
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DET596 · #676E7A · ΔE 3.08 · LRV 16
DE6348 · #6C7179 · ΔE 3.15 · LRV 16
DEGR13 · #6B676B · ΔE 3.61 · LRV 14
DEGR73 · #687177 · ΔE 5.31 · LRV 16
DE6377 · #6C6B6A · ΔE 5.56 · LRV 14

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.79
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-142 · #626368 · ΔE 3.79 · LRV 13
JG-147 · #6C6563 · ΔE 6.91 · LRV 13
JG-86 · #616F74 · ΔE 7.51 · LRV 15
JG-170 · #616664 · ΔE 7.69 · LRV 13
JG-03 · #617373 · ΔE 10.64 · LRV 16

Farrow & Ball

209 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.42
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 26 · #626664 · ΔE 7.42 · LRV 13
NO. 220 · #636E8F · ΔE 9.49 · LRV 16
NO. 244 · #736660 · ΔE 9.66 · LRV 14
NO. 289 · #586768 · ΔE 9.67 · LRV 13
NO. 221 · #6E6656 · ΔE 13.58 · LRV 13

Diamond Vogel

1,386 colors in deck · best ΔE 4
All gray at Diamond Vogel →
H064 · #67636E · ΔE 4 · LRV 13
0528 · #6A6E70 · ΔE 4.84 · LRV 15
0507 · #68737C · ΔE 5.65 · LRV 17
H051 · #60737D · ΔE 8.42 · LRV 16
0493 · #637071 · ΔE 8.52 · LRV 15

Hirshfield's

1,469 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.11
All gray at Hirshfield's →
0521 · #6B6F78 · ΔE 2.11 · LRV 17
1319 · #686D7C · ΔE 3.04 · LRV 17
0513 · #687078 · ΔE 4.2 · LRV 18
H0148 · #636869 · ΔE 5.9 · LRV 14
0507 · #5E6C76 · ΔE 6.31 · LRV 17

C2 Paint

580 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.89
All gray at C2 Paint →
C2-983 · #717279 · ΔE 2.89 · LRV 17
C2-791 · #6C7280 · ΔE 3.81 · LRV 17
C2-967 · #6A737D · ΔE 4.75 · LRV 17
C2-966 · #666869 · ΔE 4.98 · LRV 14
C2-950 · #727272 · ΔE 5.62 · LRV 17

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.39
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-DP-33 · #706473 · ΔE 7.39 · LRV 14
PNT100-MD-57 · #5B6682 · ΔE 8.27 · LRV 13
PNT100-DP-53 · #726460 · ΔE 9.35 · LRV 14
PNT100-DP-51 · #5A6964 · ΔE 11.73 · LRV 13
PNT100-DP-65 · #4D6A70 · ΔE 12.59 · LRV 13

Portola Paints

69 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.45
All gray at Portola Paints →
IN THE NAVY · #51555E · ΔE 8.45 · LRV 9
NEWBURY PORT · #4C5F6A · ΔE 9.91 · LRV 11
CARMINE · #886B76 · ΔE 13 · LRV 17
CIGARRO · #7B5F44 · ΔE 19.02 · LRV 13
ZION · #8B5C46 · ΔE 20.76 · LRV 14

Annie Sloan

31 colors in deck · best ΔE 9.21
All gray at Annie Sloan →
RODMELL · #655862 · ΔE 9.21 · LRV 11
GREEK BLUE · #6A88A2 · ΔE 14.71 · LRV 23
COCO · #8C7D66 · ΔE 17.82 · LRV 21
PRIMER RED · #7F504A · ΔE 19.73 · LRV 11
OLIVE · #746B4A · ΔE 19.75 · LRV 15

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.95
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-MJ · #5A6E7E · ΔE 7.95 · LRV 18
BD-HF · #7C8478 · ΔE 15.33 · LRV 22
BD-BA · #7C5F47 · ΔE 18.36 · LRV 14
BD-TS · #7C5F47 · ΔE 18.36 · LRV 14
BD-OS · #7E7C5C · ΔE 20.61 · LRV 18

Rust-Oleum

16 colors in deck · best ΔE 11.49
All gray at Rust-Oleum →
329207 · #486682 · ΔE 11.49 · LRV 12
391446 · #958E86 · ΔE 16.63 · LRV 27
285144 · #363B3E · ΔE 17.8 · LRV 4
285141 · #8E948A · ΔE 18.58 · LRV 29
391445 · #41594C · ΔE 18.82 · LRV 9

Kompozit

1,321 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.11
All gray at Kompozit →
0521 · #6B6F78 · ΔE 2.11 · LRV 16
1319 · #686D7C · ΔE 3.04 · LRV 15
0513 · #687078 · ΔE 4.2 · LRV 16
0528 · #626869 · ΔE 6.25 · LRV 14
0507 · #5E6C76 · ΔE 6.31 · LRV 14

Similar Rodda colors

closest in the Rodda deck

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

CA201 · LRV 15
CA198 · LRV 16
R099 · LRV 16
CA206 · LRV 14
CA186 · LRV 16
R082 · LRV 17

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #6A6B74 in HSL space. Pair Juniper Berry with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#6A6B74 + #74736A
TRIADIC
#6A6B74 · #746A6B · #6B746A
ANALOGOUS
#6A7074 · #6A6B74 · #6E6A74

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
5.29:1 AA
Sample text on black
3.97:1 AA Large

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

Rodda Juniper Berry Equivalents at Other Brands

Matching Juniper Berry 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 Rodda CA208 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.

Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Juniper Berry

Sherwin-Williams has no exact twin of Juniper Berry. The nearest is Wall Street (SW 7665) at ΔE 4.61 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 15 vs 15). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Wall Street swatch →

Behr Equivalent of Juniper Berry

At Behr, the closest color to Juniper Berry is Charcoal Plum (T16-15) — very close at ΔE 2.11, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 15 vs 15) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Charcoal Plum swatch →

Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Juniper Berry

At Benjamin Moore, the closest color to Juniper Berry is Ashland Slate (1608) — very close at ΔE 3.22, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 16 vs 15) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Ashland Slate swatch →

Valspar Equivalent of Juniper Berry

At Valspar, the closest color to Juniper Berry is Wetbar (V125-5) — very close at ΔE 3.1, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 14.4 vs 15) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Wetbar swatch →

PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Juniper Berry

PPG / Glidden's nearest match is Alley Cat (PPG1043-6), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.99). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 14 vs 15) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Juniper Berry without repainting risk. See the full Alley Cat swatch →

Glidden Equivalent of Juniper Berry

Glidden's nearest match is Alley Cat (PPG1043-6), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.99). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 14 vs 15) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Juniper Berry without repainting risk. See the full Alley Cat swatch →

Dutch Boy Equivalent of Juniper Berry

Dutch Boy has no exact twin of Juniper Berry. The nearest is Deep Smolder (444-5DB) at ΔE 4.52 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 15 vs 15). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Deep Smolder swatch →

HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Juniper Berry

HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams has no exact twin of Juniper Berry. The nearest is Jagged Granite (HGSW 1452) at ΔE 4.61 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 15 vs 15). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Jagged Granite swatch →

Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Juniper Berry

At Dunn-Edwards, the closest color to Juniper Berry is Nightlife (DET596) — very close at ΔE 3.08, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 16 vs 15) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Nightlife swatch →

Magnolia Home Equivalent of Juniper Berry

Magnolia Home doesn't make a true equivalent of Juniper Berry — the nearest deck color, Storm Chaser (JG-86), is clearly different (ΔE 7.51). For an exact match, any Magnolia Home retailer can custom-tint Rodda CA208 instead. See the full Storm Chaser swatch →

Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Juniper Berry

Farrow & Ball doesn't make a true equivalent of Juniper Berry — the nearest deck color, Down Pipe (NO. 26), is clearly different (ΔE 7.42). For an exact match, any Farrow & Ball retailer can custom-tint Rodda CA208 instead. See the full Down Pipe swatch →

Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Juniper Berry

Diamond Vogel has no exact twin of Juniper Berry. The nearest is Greybeard (0528) at ΔE 4.84 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 15 vs 15). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Greybeard swatch →

Hirshfield's Equivalent of Juniper Berry

At Hirshfield's, the closest color to Juniper Berry is Dolphin Dream (0521) — very close at ΔE 2.11, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 15) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Dolphin Dream swatch →

C2 Paint Equivalent of Juniper Berry

C2 Paint has no exact twin of Juniper Berry. The nearest is Vault (C2-966) at ΔE 4.98 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 14 vs 15). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Vault swatch →

Clare Equivalent of Juniper Berry

Clare doesn't make a true equivalent of Juniper Berry — the nearest deck color, Prince (PNT100-DP-33), is clearly different (ΔE 7.39). For an exact match, any Clare retailer can custom-tint Rodda CA208 instead. See the full Prince swatch →

Portola Paints Equivalent of Juniper Berry

Portola Paints doesn't make a true equivalent of Juniper Berry — the nearest deck color, Carmine (CARMINE), is clearly different (ΔE 13). For an exact match, any Portola Paints retailer can custom-tint Rodda CA208 instead. See the full Carmine swatch →

Annie Sloan Equivalent of Juniper Berry

Annie Sloan doesn't make a true equivalent of Juniper Berry — the nearest deck color, Rodmell (RODMELL), is clearly different (ΔE 9.21). For an exact match, any Annie Sloan retailer can custom-tint Rodda CA208 instead. See the full Rodmell swatch →

Backdrop Equivalent of Juniper Berry

Backdrop doesn't make a true equivalent of Juniper Berry — the nearest deck color, Mom Jeans (BD-MJ), is clearly different (ΔE 7.95). For an exact match, any Backdrop retailer can custom-tint Rodda CA208 instead. See the full Mom Jeans swatch →

Rust-Oleum Equivalent of Juniper Berry

Rust-Oleum doesn't make a true equivalent of Juniper Berry — the nearest deck color, Coastal Blue (329207), is clearly different (ΔE 11.49). For an exact match, any Rust-Oleum retailer can custom-tint Rodda CA208 instead. See the full Coastal Blue swatch →

Kompozit Equivalent of Juniper Berry

At Kompozit, the closest color to Juniper Berry is Dolphin Dream (0521) — very close at ΔE 2.11, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 16 vs 15) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Dolphin Dream swatch →

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