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Silver Drop 790C-2 by Behr: hex #DDDACF, LRV and undertone

Silver Drop (790C-2) from Behr is #DDDACF with an LRV of 70. It measures as a warm neutral with a yellow undertone; black text on it reaches 15.00:1.

By Paul Gunder. Every value is computed from published standards; see how ColorPlum works.

Updated November 11, 2026

BehrSilver Drop790C-2

Hex: #DDDACF
RGB: 221, 218, 207
LRV: 70
Undertone: Warm neutral, yellow undertone

LRV 70. Light: a light wall color that still reads as a color.

A neutral with a yellow cast (OKLCH hue 94°, chroma 0.015). Expect the yellow to show more in warm evening light and next to cooler whites.

Coordinating colors Behr suggests

Dusty LilacN110-1
SeedlingPPU9-09
Night Blooming JasmineYL-W10
Loft SpaceN500-2
Centre StageN550-2
White MetalN520-1

Closest colors from other brands

ΔE is the CIEDE2000 difference between the published values: under 2 is hard to tell apart on a wall, 2 to 5 is a visible but related shade. Always compare real chips before you buy.

Name, code, LRV and color value as published by Behr on its color page (checked 2026-11-11). A screen can only approximate paint: sheen, lighting and the screen itself all change it, so check a physical sample. ColorPlum is not affiliated with Behr.

ColorPlum swatchSilver Droppale, grayish yellow

HEX: #DDDACF
RGB: rgb(221, 218, 207)
HSL: hsl(47, 17%, 84%)

Best text on it: black at 15.00:1

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Every code for Silver Drop

HEX#DDDACF
RGBrgb(221, 218, 207)
HSLhsl(47, 17%, 84%)
HSV47°, 6%, 87%
CMYK0%, 1%, 6%, 13%
Lablab(87.1% -0.4 5.8)
OKLCHoklch(88.8% 0.015 94.2)
Decimal14539471

Tints, shades and tones

From white to black in 10% steps, with Silver Drop in the middle. Tap a code to copy it.

90%#FCFBFA
80%#F8F8F5
70%#F5F4F1
60%#F1F0EC
50%#EEEDE7
40%#EBE9E2
30%#E7E5DD
20%#E4E1D9
10%#E0DED4
Base#DDDACF
10%#C7C4BA
20%#B1AEA6
30%#9B9991
40%#85837C
50%#6F6D68
60%#585753
70%#42413E
80%#2C2C29
90%#161615

Tones (mixed with gray)

10%#D4D1C7
20%#CAC8BF
30%#C1BFB7
40%#B8B6AF
50%#AFADA8
60%#A5A4A0
70%#9C9B98
80%#939290
90%#898988

Matching colors

Complementary

#DDDACF
#CFD2DD

Analogous

#DDD3CF
#DDDACF
#D9DDCF

Triadic

#DDDACF
#CFDDDA
#DACFDD

Split complementary

#DDDACF
#CFD9DD
#D3CFDD

Tetradic (square)

#DDDACF
#CFDDD3
#CFD2DD
#DDCFD9

Monochromatic

#9E9575
#BDB7A2
#DDDACF
#F7F6F3
#F7F6F3

Silver Drop in 3D color space

OKLab, the space ColorPlum does its math in: lightness runs up the pole, hue goes around it and saturation grows outward. The faint shell is every color a screen can show (saturation is drawn wider than lightness so hues separate). Drag to turn it.

Silver Drop with its complement, its triad and its tint and shade

Silver Drop
Triad #CFDDDA
Triad #DACFDD
Complement
50% tint
50% shade

Silver Drop in use

New collectionAutumn edit

Card body text stays dark for reading; silver drop carries the header and the button.

Shop nowTag

Headline in Silver Drop

A paragraph with a link in dark text, because this color is too light for text on white; use it for fills instead.

How it looks with color-vision deficiency

A simulation (Machado and colleagues, 2009) of how the color and its complement read without one type of cone.

Typical color vision#DDDACF
Protanopia (no red cones)#DDD9CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)#DDDACF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)#E0D8D7

Contrast and readability

Pairing	Ratio	WCAG 2.2
as text on white	1.39:1	AA AA large AAA
as text on black	15.00:1	AA AA large AAA
white text on it	1.39:1	AA AA large AAA
black text on it	15.00:1	AA AA large AAA
on your background	1.22:1	AA AA large AAA

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Export

:root {
  --silver-drop: #dddacf;
  --silver-drop-rgb: 221 218 207;
  --silver-drop-on: #000000;
}

On this page

Silver Drop is Behr 790C-2. The hex is #DDDACF and the RGB is 221, 218, 207, so red leads blue by fourteen steps. The name suggests a cool metallic gray, but the numbers describe something softer and warmer, a pale greige that sits between a gray and an off-white.

Values in detail

HSL is hsl(47, 17%, 84%) and CMYK is 0%, 1%, 6%, 13%. The OKLCH reading is oklch(88.8% 0.015 94.2), and from that hue of 94 degrees the undertone measures as warm and neutral, with yellow showing. The yellow tends to come forward in warm evening light and next to cooler whites, and to quiet down in strong north daylight.

The LRV is 70, in the light band. That is bright enough for a main living area, yet it still reads as a color and not as a white, so it hides small scuffs better than a true white would.

The brand's coordinating colors

Behr lists Dusty Lilac (N110-1), Seedling (PPU9-09), Night Blooming Jasmine (YL-W10), Loft Space (N500-2), Centre Stage (N550-2) and White Metal (N520-1). None has a page here, so only names and codes appear. The list mixes a lilac, a green and a pale yellow with several quiet grays, which tells you Behr expects Silver Drop to be a calm base for more than one accent hue.

Worked example

Consider an open-plan living room with oak floors and a white sofa. Silver Drop on the walls at LRV 70 gives a gentle backdrop that warms the room without turning beige. If you want a white ceiling, Blank Canvas (DC-003) is ΔE 4.2 away and Swiss Coffee (12) is 4.3, both related but visible, so the ceiling will read lighter without looking cold. Whisper White (HDC-MD-08), at 5.5, is clearly different.

For a screen mockup, black text on #DDDACF measures 15.00:1 and white text 1.39:1.

Place it by temperature of light. Under a warm bulb the yellow reading becomes more obvious and the wall looks closer to sand, while under cool daylight it settles back toward gray. Because the LRV of 70 is only mid-light, a dark room may need extra lamps. Pair it with a crisper white on trim if you want the wall to look intentionally tinted instead of dirty.

Look-alikes

This color has an unusually close cross-brand twin. Benjamin Moore Pale Oak (OC-20) is ΔE 0.6 away, hard to tell apart on a wall. Classic Gray (OC-23) is 1.6, also under 2. Edgecomb Gray (HC-173) is 2.5, visible, and Sherwin-Williams Alabaster (SW 7008) is 3.6.

A low number is encouraging but not a guarantee, so compare real samples side by side before you swap brands.