Sky Light View (Behr MQ3-53)
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Sky Light View (Behr MQ3-53) is a light, neutral gray from Behr: LRV 68, so it reflects about 68 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sky Light View
Four Behr colors picked for Sky Light View 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 Sky Light View, 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 | Little Boy Blu | SW 9054 | 67 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Blue Haze | 1667 | 68.6 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Lament Blue | 5001-5A | 69 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | High Sierra | 1149-2 | 71 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr gray colors nearest to Sky Light View (LRV 68 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Sky Light View
Darker than Sky Light View
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | MQ3-53 |
| Hex | #CADADE |
| RGB | 202, 218, 222 |
| HSL | 192°, 23%, 83% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 68 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.0, -4.6, -3.8 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sky Light View (Behr MQ3-53), published as #CADADE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sky Light View (Behr MQ3-53)?
- Sky Light View has an LRV of 68 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sky Light View is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Sky Light View in another brand?
- Blue Haze (BM 1667) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sky Light View warm or cool?
- Behr lists Sky Light View as neutral, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -3.8; 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.