Looking Glass (Behr MQ3-45)
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Looking Glass (Behr MQ3-45) is a light, neutral off-white from Behr: LRV 74.5, so it reflects about 75 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Looking Glass
Four Behr colors picked for Looking Glass 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 Looking Glass, 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.
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr off-white colors nearest to Looking Glass (LRV 74.5 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Looking Glass
Darker than Looking Glass
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | MQ3-45 |
| Hex | #DFE1D9 |
| RGB | 223, 225, 217 |
| HSL | 75°, 12%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 74.5 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.2, -2.1, 3.7 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Looking Glass (Behr MQ3-45), published as #DFE1D9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Looking Glass (Behr MQ3-45)?
- Looking Glass has an LRV of 74.5 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Looking Glass is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Looking Glass in another brand?
- Opaline (SW 6189) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Looking Glass warm or cool?
- Behr lists Looking Glass as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.7; 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.