Subtle Touch (Behr 790E-1)
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Subtle Touch (Behr 790E-1) is a light, neutral gray from Behr: LRV 70.7, so it reflects about 71 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Subtle Touch
Four Behr colors picked for Subtle Touch 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 Subtle Touch, 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 | Spatial White | SW 6259 | 72 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Graytint | 1611 | 68.6 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Seashell Gray | 4003-1A | 71 | 1.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Thin Ice | 1001-3 | 71 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr gray colors nearest to Subtle Touch (LRV 70.7 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Subtle Touch
Darker than Subtle Touch
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 790E-1 |
| Hex | #DBDBD9 |
| RGB | 219, 219, 217 |
| HSL | 60°, 3%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 70.7 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.4, -0.4, 1.0 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Subtle Touch (Behr 790E-1), published as #DBDBD9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Subtle Touch (Behr 790E-1)?
- Subtle Touch has an LRV of 70.7 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Subtle Touch is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Subtle Touch in another brand?
- Graytint (BM 1611) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Subtle Touch warm or cool?
- Behr lists Subtle Touch as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 1.0; 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.