Cloudy Day (Behr 540E-2)
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Cloudy Day (Behr 540E-2) is a medium, neutral gray from Behr: LRV 59.5, so it reflects about 60 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cloudy Day
Four Behr colors picked for Cloudy Day 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 Cloudy Day, 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 | Sleepy Blue | SW 6225 | 58 | 1.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Silvery Blue | 1647 | 61.3 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Schoolboy Blue | 4007-5B | 61 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Scandinavian Sky | 1149-3 | 63 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr gray colors nearest to Cloudy Day (LRV 59.5 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Cloudy Day
Darker than Cloudy Day
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 540E-2 |
| Hex | #BCCED2 |
| RGB | 188, 206, 210 |
| HSL | 191°, 20%, 78% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 59.5 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.6, -5.3, -4.1 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cloudy Day (Behr 540E-2), published as #BCCED2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cloudy Day (Behr 540E-2)?
- Cloudy Day has an LRV of 59.5 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cloudy Day is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Cloudy Day in another brand?
- Silvery Blue (BM 1647) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cloudy Day warm or cool?
- Behr lists Cloudy Day as neutral, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -4.1; 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.