Beluga Song
V125-1 · #DCD8D7 · LRV 69.1 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Beluga Song, Really?
Beluga Song reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar V125-1 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Beluga Song
Beluga Song 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 Beluga Song
At LRV 69.1, Beluga Song is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its red 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 Beluga Song 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 Valspar V125-1 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 | First StarSW 7646 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.0 | 69 | Color page → |
| Behr | Smoked Oyster780A-2 · Behr | 1.1 | 70 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Silver Bells1458 · Benjamin Moore | 1.8 | 69 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Go To GrayPPG1004-1 · PPG / Glidden | 0.6 | 69 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Go To GrayPPG1004-1 · Glidden | 0.0 | 69 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Misted Mauve446-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.0 | 68 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Beluga Song within Valspar'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 #DCD8D7 in HSL space. Pair Beluga Song with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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