Match Whale Gray
Behr Whale Gray is a deep, low-reflectance shade, cool in character with an LRV of 13. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.
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Closest matches across every brand
One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.
Whale Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 5), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Whale Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 2), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Whale Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 5), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 9-point LRV gap (13 vs 4) makes Whale Gray the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Whale Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (13 vs 5) makes Whale Gray the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 10-point LRV gap (13 vs 3) makes Whale Gray the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 10-point LRV gap (13 vs 3) makes Whale Gray the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Whale Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 3), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Whale Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 5), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Whale Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 5), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Whale Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 8-point LRV gap (13 vs 5) makes Whale Gray the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 6-point LRV gap (13 vs 7) makes Whale Gray the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 15.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.