Billowing Clouds (Behr HDC-CT-16)
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Billowing Clouds (Behr HDC-CT-16) is a light, neutral gray from Behr: LRV 70.1, so it reflects about 70 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Billowing Clouds
Four Behr colors picked for Billowing Clouds 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 Billowing Clouds, 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 | Icicle | SW 6238 | 73 | 1.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Bunny Gray | 2124-50 | 68.9 | 0.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Tsunami Sky | 7004-4 | 72 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Spring Thaw | 1013-2 | 71 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr gray colors nearest to Billowing Clouds (LRV 70.1 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Billowing Clouds
Darker than Billowing Clouds
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | HDC-CT-16 |
| Hex | #D6DBDC |
| RGB | 214, 219, 220 |
| HSL | 190°, 8%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 70.1 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.1, -1.5, -1.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Billowing Clouds (Behr HDC-CT-16), published as #D6DBDC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Billowing Clouds (Behr HDC-CT-16)?
- Billowing Clouds has an LRV of 70.1 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Billowing Clouds is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Billowing Clouds in another brand?
- Bunny Gray (BM 2124-50) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Billowing Clouds warm or cool?
- Behr lists Billowing Clouds as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -1.1; 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.