Nightingale Gray (Behr N200-3)
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Nightingale Gray (Behr N200-3) is a medium, warm greige from Behr: LRV 43.4, so it reflects about 43 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Nightingale Gray
Four Behr colors picked for Nightingale Gray 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 Nightingale Gray, 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 | Perfect Greige | SW 6073 | 42 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Evening Gown | CSP-375 | 40.9 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Ivory Brown | 6006-1C | 44 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Shadow Taupe | 14-01 | 41 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr greige colors nearest to Nightingale Gray (LRV 43.4 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Nightingale Gray
Darker than Nightingale Gray
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | N200-3 |
| Hex | #BAAEA3 |
| RGB | 186, 174, 163 |
| HSL | 29°, 14%, 68% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 43.4 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 71.8, 2.4, 7.2 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Nightingale Gray (Behr N200-3), published as #BAAEA3
#AAA4A1
#CBB8A3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Nightingale Gray (Behr N200-3)?
- Nightingale Gray has an LRV of 43.4 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Nightingale Gray is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Nightingale Gray in another brand?
- Perfect Greige (SW 6073) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Nightingale Gray warm or cool?
- Behr lists Nightingale Gray as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.2; 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.