Cotton Grey (Behr HDC-NT-20)
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Cotton Grey (Behr HDC-NT-20) is a light, warm greige from Behr: LRV 60.7, so it reflects about 61 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cotton Grey
Four Behr colors picked for Cotton Grey by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper greige, 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 Cotton Grey, 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 | Agreeable Gray | SW 7029 | 60 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Collingwood | 859 | 61.5 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Villa Grey | 6005-1B | 61 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Whiskers | 1025-3 | 61 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr greige colors nearest to Cotton Grey (LRV 60.7 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Cotton Grey
Darker than Cotton Grey
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | HDC-NT-20 |
| Hex | #D1CCC3 |
| RGB | 209, 204, 195 |
| HSL | 39°, 13%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 60.7 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.2, 0.2, 5.1 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cotton Grey (Behr HDC-NT-20), published as #D1CCC3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cotton Grey (Behr HDC-NT-20)?
- Cotton Grey has an LRV of 60.7 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cotton Grey is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Cotton Grey in another brand?
- Whiskers (PPG 1025-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cotton Grey warm or cool?
- Behr lists Cotton Grey as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.1; 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.