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Dove

Behr HDC-MD-21

HEX
#D9D4CB
RGB
217, 212, 203
LAB
85.1, 0.1, 5.1
LRV
≈ 66
Family
Light Gray, warm
Nearest RAL
9002 Grey White
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With an LRV of about 66, Dove reflects a little over half the light that reaches it, so it stays light in a north-facing room without looking stark. Behr does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Dove in other brands

  • Classic Lace Dulux Australia SN3F1 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.2
  • Fallen Dove Tikkurila Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.2
  • Melisse 10 Caparol 3D Melisse 10 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
  • Grey Touch Jotun 12314 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
  • Night Moves Nerolac 2958 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.7
  • Picket Benjamin Moore CSP-370 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.7

Lighter and darker in Behr

How it looks with color blindness

  • Deuteranopia Reads as light gray
  • Protanopia Reads as light gray
  • Tritanopia Reads as light gray
  • Achromatopsia Reads as light gray

Under different light

  • Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns light orange
  • Neutral, 4000 K Turns beige
  • Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Dove warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 5.1 and a value of 0.1 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Dulux Australia color to Dove?

Classic Lace (SN3F1), at ΔE 0.2. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Dove?

≈ 66. Behr does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.