Behr Dove HDC-MD-21

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Dove for living room (3 photos)
Behr Dove reviews (11 photos)
What are Behr Dove undertones?
Is Dove HDC-MD-21 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Dove
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Dove HDC-MD-21
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	HDC-MD-21
Name:	Dove
Brand:	Behr

What color is Behr Dove?

Behr Dove HDC-MD-21 is a light, low-saturation neutral with a soft gray-beige cast. Its warmth is restrained rather than creamy, giving walls a quiet, lightly weathered appearance instead of reading as plain white. In daylight, Dove can look gently warm and pale; under cooler northern light, its gray side becomes more noticeable. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, and hallways where a subtle backdrop is needed, especially alongside natural oak, linen upholstery, matte black details, and off-white trim. For cabinetry or built-ins, this shade pairs well with muted clay, charcoal, and deep olive accents.

Dove for living room (3 photos)

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Behr Dove reviews (11 photos)

View the photos of real spaces painted with this grey that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.

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What are Behr Dove undertones?

Dove is a light, very muted sandy beige. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow-orange bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow-orange. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.

HEX value:

#D9D4CB

RGB code:

217, 212, 203

Is Behr Dove cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 39°, this Grey reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

HDC-MD-21 Dove HSL code: 39, 16%, 82%

Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.

How light temperature affects Dove

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

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In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:

Direction of sunlight	Visible temp.	Hue	Duration
North	Cool	Bluish	All day
East	Warm	Yellow	Before noon
West	Warm	Orange-red	After noon
South	Warm	Orange-yellow	All day

Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this Grey shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Dove:

Monochromatic color scheme

This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.

Lighter shades

HDC-MD-21
Dove

Darker shades

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Dove

Complementary color scheme

This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Dove with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 219, such as Behr Shaved Ice and Adirondack Blue.

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LRV of Dove

Dove has an LRV of 66.05% and refers to Light colors that reflect most of the incident light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).

Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 66.05%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft² living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.

Color codes

We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#d9d4cb
RGB Decimal	217, 212, 203
RGB Percent	85.10%, 83.14%, 79.61%
HSV	Hue: 39° Saturation: 6.45% Value: 85.1%
HSL	hsl(39, 16, 82)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 2.3 Yellow: 6.45 Key: 14.9
YIQ	Y: 212.469 I: 5.872 Q: -1.743
XYZ	X: 62.936 Y: 66.151 Z: 65.937
CIE Lab	L:85.073 a:0.142 b:5.057
CIE Luv	L:85.073 u:3.397 v:7.527
Decimal	14275787
Hunter Lab	81.333, -4.209, 8.867