Mainsail (Behr MQ3-26)
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Mainsail (Behr MQ3-26) is a light, neutral off-white from Behr: LRV 73, so it reflects about 73 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mainsail
Four Behr colors picked for Mainsail by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper neutral, 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 Mainsail, 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 | 1.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | First Snowfall | 1618 | 73.7 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Wisteria Snow | 4003-3A | 73 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Harbor Mist | 1160-1 | 74 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr off-white colors nearest to Mainsail (LRV 73 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Mainsail
Darker than Mainsail
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | MQ3-26 |
| Hex | #D9DFE2 |
| RGB | 217, 223, 226 |
| HSL | 200°, 13%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.5, -1.5, -2.2 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mainsail (Behr MQ3-26), published as #D9DFE2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mainsail (Behr MQ3-26)?
- Mainsail has an LRV of 73 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mainsail is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Mainsail in another brand?
- First Snowfall (BM 1618) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is Mainsail warm or cool?
- Behr lists Mainsail as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -2.2; 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.