Dolphin Fin (Behr 790C-3) vs Repose Gray (SW 7015)

Living room with walls painted Behr Dolphin Fin 790C-3 (simulated) — Dolphin Fin Behr 790C-3#CCCAC1, LRV 58.9 (estimated)

Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams Repose Gray SW 7015 (simulated) — Repose Gray SW 7015#CCC9C0, LRV 58

Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.

Quick decision

Lighter: About the same: LRV 58.9 vs 58.
Warmer: About the same, both greige (Lab b* 4.7 vs 4.9).
North rooms: About the same: both keep their brightness and color about equally (L* 77.3 vs 77.0 in north light).
Trim that works: White Pepper Behr PPU24-13, #E6E4DB, LRV 77.4 (estimated): the Behr white closest in hue to both.
Closeness: deltaE 0.5, indistinguishable. At 0.5, pick on price, finish or availability.

See each color

Dolphin FinBehr 790C-3LRV 58.9 (estimated), #CCCAC1

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Silver Drop vs Dolphin FinBehr 790C-2 vs Behr 790C-3deltaE 3.9, noticeably different

Repose GraySherwin-Williams, SW 7015LRV 58, #CCC9C0

More comparisons with Repose Gray

Dolphin Fin (Behr 790C-3) is about as light as Repose Gray (SW 7015) and about as warm: LRV 58.9 vs 58, deltaE 0.5 (indistinguishable).

Side by side

Measure	Dolphin Fin	Repose Gray	Gap
Brand	Behr	Sherwin-Williams
Color code	790C-3	SW 7015
Hex	#CCCAC1	#CCC9C0
RGB	204, 202, 193	204, 201, 192
HSL	49°, 10%, 78%	45°, 11%, 78%
LRV (light reflectance value)	58.9 (est.)	58	+0.9
Lab L*	81.3	81.0	+0.3
Lab a*	-0.9	-0.6	−0.4
Lab b*	4.7	4.9	−0.1
Undertone	Neutral	Warm Greige
Temperature	neutral	warm
Color family	Gray	Gray

Same paint, two kinds of light

Dolphin Fin (Behr 790C-3), published as #CCCAC1

North light (cool, indirect)
#BBC0BF

South light (warm, direct)
#DED4C1

Repose Gray (SW 7015), published as #CCC9C0

North light (cool, indirect)
#BBBFBE

South light (warm, direct)
#DED3C0

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 Dolphin Fin (Behr 790C-3) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 0.9 LRV points lighter (58.9 vs 58), so it bounces back more of the limited light

Closest matches to Dolphin Fin in other brands

Closest matches to Repose Gray in other brands

Common questions

Is Dolphin Fin the same color as Repose Gray?: They are indistinguishable: a CIEDE2000 difference of 0.5. Most people cannot tell Dolphin Fin and Repose Gray apart.
Which is lighter, Dolphin Fin or Repose Gray?: Dolphin Fin, with an LRV of 58.9 against 58.

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Published 2026-10-01. Updated 2026-10-01.

Sources: Dolphin Fin: 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; Repose Gray: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). 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.