Silver Drop (Behr 790C-2) vs Dolphin Fin (Behr 790C-3)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Silver Drop, LRV 70 vs 58.9.
- Warmer
- Silver Drop, both greige (Lab b* 5.8 vs 4.7).
- North rooms
- Silver Drop keeps more brightness (L* 83.1 vs 77.3 in north light); Dolphin Fin drifts less gray (chroma drop 2.9 vs 3.7).
- Trim that works
- Irish Mist Behr 790C-1, #E7E5DB, LRV 78.1 (estimated): the Behr white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 3.9, noticeably different. At 3.9, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.
See each color
Silver Drop (Behr 790C-2) is lighter than Dolphin Fin (Behr 790C-3) and slightly warmer: LRV 70 vs 58.9, deltaE 3.9 (noticeably different).
Side by side
| Measure | Silver Drop | Dolphin Fin | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Behr | Behr | |
| Color code | 790C-2 | 790C-3 | |
| Hex | #DDDACF | #CCCAC1 | |
| RGB | 221, 218, 207 | 204, 202, 193 | |
| HSL | 47°, 17%, 84% | 49°, 10%, 78% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 70 (est.) | 58.9 (est.) | +11.1 |
| Lab L* | 87.0 | 81.3 | +5.8 |
| Lab a* | -0.9 | -0.9 | +0.0 |
| Lab b* | 5.8 | 4.7 | +1.0 |
| Undertone | Neutral | Neutral | |
| Temperature | warm | neutral | |
| Color family | Greige | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Silver Drop (Behr 790C-2), published as #DDDACF
#CCD0CD
#EFE4CF
Dolphin Fin (Behr 790C-3), published as #CCCAC1
#BBC0BF
#DED4C1
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Which should you pick
Rules of thumb computed from the LRV and Lab values in the table above; no room test was done.
- Pick Silver Drop (Behr 790C-2) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 11.1 LRV points lighter (70 vs 58.9), so it bounces back more of the limited light
- Pick Dolphin Fin (Behr 790C-3) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 4.7 against 5.8, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick Silver Drop (Behr 790C-2) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 5.8), which counters cool indirect light
Closest matches to Silver Drop in other brands
Closest matches to Dolphin Fin in other brands
Common questions
- Is Silver Drop the same color as Dolphin Fin?
- They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 3.9. Most people can see the difference between Silver Drop and Dolphin Fin side by side.
- Which is lighter, Silver Drop or Dolphin Fin?
- Silver Drop, with an LRV of 70 against 58.9.
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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.