Light Year (Behr N370-3)
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Light Year (Behr N370-3) is a medium, warm gray from Behr: LRV 51.6, so it reflects about 52 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Light Year
Four Behr colors picked for Light Year 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 Light Year, 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 | Austere Gray | SW 6184 | 51 | 1.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Silver Song | 1557 | 53.2 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Granite Dust | 5006-1C | 50 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Hurricane Haze | 1032-2 | 49 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr gray colors nearest to Light Year (LRV 51.6 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Light Year
Darker than Light Year
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | N370-3 |
| Hex | #BFBFB4 |
| RGB | 191, 191, 180 |
| HSL | 60°, 8%, 73% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 51.6 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 77.1, -2.0, 5.6 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Light Year (Behr N370-3), published as #BFBFB4
#AEB5B2
#D1C9B4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Light Year (Behr N370-3)?
- Light Year has an LRV of 51.6 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Light Year is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Light Year in another brand?
- Austere Gray (SW 6184) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Light Year warm or cool?
- Behr lists Light Year as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.6; 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.