Delicate Mist (Behr 490E-2)
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Delicate Mist (Behr 490E-2) is a light, neutral off-white from Behr: LRV 73.5, so it reflects about 74 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Delicate Mist
Four Behr colors picked for Delicate Mist by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper neutral, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Behr did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Delicate Mist, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Topsail | SW 6217 | 75 | 1.5 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | In Your Eyes | 715 | 75.4 | 1.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Subtle Canopy | 7004-8 | 75 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Mild Mint | 1146-1 | 77 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr off-white colors nearest to Delicate Mist (LRV 73.5 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Delicate Mist
Darker than Delicate Mist
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 490E-2 |
| Hex | #D7E1DD |
| RGB | 215, 225, 221 |
| HSL | 156°, 14%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73.5 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.7, -4.1, 0.8 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Delicate Mist (Behr 490E-2), published as #D7E1DD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Delicate Mist (Behr 490E-2)?
- Delicate Mist has an LRV of 73.5 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Delicate Mist is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Delicate Mist in another brand?
- In Your Eyes (BM 715) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Delicate Mist warm or cool?
- Behr lists Delicate Mist as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 0.8; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); LRV is not published by Behr for this color and is estimated here from the color's own hex value. Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.