Light Drizzle (Behr N480-1)
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Light Drizzle (Behr N480-1) is a light, neutral gray from Behr: LRV 63.9, so it reflects about 64 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Light Drizzle
Four Behr colors picked for Light Drizzle 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 Drizzle, 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 | Mild Blue | SW 6533 | 65 | 1.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Silver Mist | 1619 | 62.2 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Tinsel Beam | 4005-3A | 65 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Zen | 1040-1 | 68 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr gray colors nearest to Light Drizzle (LRV 63.9 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Light Drizzle
Darker than Light Drizzle
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | N480-1 |
| Hex | #C9D3D7 |
| RGB | 201, 211, 215 |
| HSL | 197°, 15%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 63.9 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.9, -2.6, -3.1 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Light Drizzle (Behr N480-1), published as #C9D3D7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Light Drizzle (Behr N480-1)?
- Light Drizzle has an LRV of 63.9 (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 Drizzle is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Light Drizzle in another brand?
- Silver Mist (BM 1619) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is Light Drizzle warm or cool?
- Behr lists Light Drizzle as neutral, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -3.1; 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.