Spring Rain (Behr 520C-1)
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Spring Rain (Behr 520C-1) is a very light, neutral gray from Behr: LRV 83.1, so it reflects about 83 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Spring Rain
Four Behr colors picked for Spring Rain by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper gray, 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 Spring Rain, 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 | Blue Horizon | SW 6497 | 78 | 2.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Icing on the Cake | 2049-70 | 81.8 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Cool Elegance | 7005-1 | 82 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Free Spirit | 1233-1 | 83 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr gray colors nearest to Spring Rain (LRV 83.1 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Spring Rain
Darker than Spring Rain
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 520C-1 |
| Hex | #DCEFED |
| RGB | 220, 239, 237 |
| HSL | 174°, 37%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 83.1 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.0, -6.6, -1.2 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Spring Rain (Behr 520C-1), published as #DCEFED
#C9E5EB
#EFF9ED
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Spring Rain (Behr 520C-1)?
- Spring Rain has an LRV of 83.1 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Spring Rain is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Spring Rain in another brand?
- Icing on the Cake (BM 2049-70) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Spring Rain warm or cool?
- Behr lists Spring Rain as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is -1.2; 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.