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
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
- Very close ΔE 0.0
Lighter and darker in Behr
- Pink Prism Behr RD-W01 White
- Rhino Behr 710E-3 Light Gray
- Very close ΔE 0.0
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.