Winter Haze (Behr HDC-WR14-2)
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Winter Haze (Behr HDC-WR14-2) is a medium, neutral gray from Behr: LRV 58.7, so it reflects about 59 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Winter Haze
Four Behr colors picked for Winter Haze 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 Winter Haze, 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 | Vessel | SW 9547 | 58 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Wish | AF-680 | 58.6 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Villa Grey | 6005-1B | 61 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Swirling Smoke | 1007-2 | 59 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr gray colors nearest to Winter Haze (LRV 58.7 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Winter Haze
Darker than Winter Haze
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | HDC-WR14-2 |
| Hex | #CEC9C1 |
| RGB | 206, 201, 193 |
| HSL | 37°, 12%, 78% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 58.7 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.2, 0.3, 4.6 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Winter Haze (Behr HDC-WR14-2), published as #CEC9C1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Winter Haze (Behr HDC-WR14-2)?
- Winter Haze has an LRV of 58.7 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Winter Haze is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Winter Haze in another brand?
- Wish (BM AF-680) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is Winter Haze warm or cool?
- Behr lists Winter Haze as neutral, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.6; 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.