The closest widely recommended Benjamin Moore match for Behr Dove (PPU18-09, LRV 70) is Classic Gray (OC-23), at roughly LRV 74, the same soft, warm-leaning light gray-white, reading a few points brighter and carrying a faint greige warmth where Dove holds a hair more neutral. The warmer alternative is Balboa Mist (OC-27), near LRV 67, which sits a touch darker and pulls a soft pink-taupe warmth forward.
On the Sherwin-Williams deck, the closest match by value is Egret White (SW 7570), at roughly LRV 71, landing almost exactly on Dove's brightness, though it reads a touch warmer and creamier.
None of these are official equivalents, and the deltas are small, so the reliable move is to confirm the match on your own wall before you buy a gallon.
Behr Dove (PPU18-09) is one of Behr's quietest soft light grays: a warm-leaning gray-white with a published LRV of 70 that keeps it bright and airy without tipping into stark white. If you have fallen for it but your painter stocks Benjamin Moore or Sherwin-Williams, you are asking a fair question: what is the closest equivalent? The honest answer starts with how cross-brand paint matching works. No manufacturer publishes official equivalents to a competitor's color, so matching really means finding the paint with the closest LRV and the closest undertone. Get both close and your eye reads them as the same color. Here are the matches we reach for, and exactly how far each one sits from Behr Dove.
The closest matches, side by side
| Color | Brand + code | Approx LRV | Undertone vs Behr Dove | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behr Dove | Behr PPU18-09 (also N360-2) | 70 | Reference (warm-leaning soft gray-white) | The color we are matching |
| Classic Gray | Benjamin Moore OC-23 | ~74 | Same warm light gray-white, a few points brighter, faint greige-violet warmth | Closest BM match |
| Balboa Mist | Benjamin Moore OC-27 | ~67 | A touch darker and warmer, soft pink-taupe cast | Warmer BM alternative |
| Egret White | Sherwin-Williams SW 7570 | ~71 | Almost the same value, reads a touch warmer and creamier | Closest SW match |
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The LRVs above are published-figure approximations (Behr Dove's LRV of 70 comes from Behr's own color data) and can drift with batch, sheen, and lighting. The hex values we cite (Behr Dove approx #D9D6CD, Classic Gray approx #D9D5CB, Balboa Mist approx #D5CFC5, Egret White approx #E0DACE) are digital renderings only. A physical paint chip is the authoritative reference, and a screen never quite tells the truth about a soft warm gray-white.
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Why there is no exact Behr Dove equivalent
Every brand builds its colors on its own tint bases and its own colorant set, then measures LRV in its own lab. Two colors that look like twins on a fan deck can still land a few points apart on paper, because the recipes underneath are different. Behr Dove is a Behr formula and Classic Gray is a Benjamin Moore formula, so even when they read as the same soft gray-white in a room, the pigments getting there are not identical. That is why we talk in deltas rather than in absolutes. It is also worth saying plainly: Dove sits at a bright LRV of 70, and Benjamin Moore's nearest warm light grays tend to sit a few points on either side, so most of the drift here is about brightness and a hint of warmth, not a change of family.
Undertone is where the small differences show up most, and Dove is a forgiving case because its cast is a faint, low-saturation warmth rather than a strong color. Classic Gray leans a quiet greige with a whisper of violet, Balboa Mist pulls a soft pink-taupe warmth forward, and Egret White reads creamier and a touch warmer still, so all three land close on value while trading a little of Dove's near-neutral calm for their own warmth. A color-matching machine can get the base gray impressively close, but it cannot promise the undertone will behave the same way across brands. Sheen adds one more variable: Dove in a flat finish reads softer and grayer than the same color in a satin or eggshell, which bounces more light and pulls the warmth forward, so compare your candidates in the same sheen or you are testing two things at once. The reliable path is old-fashioned: paint a poster board or a peel-and-stick sample of each option, tape them to the actual wall, and watch them at 9 a.m., at 3 p.m., and under your evening lamps, where a four-point LRV gap either disappears into the room or reveals itself as the wrong color.
When the Benjamin Moore match works (and when to stay Behr)
- Your painter or contractor already carries Benjamin Moore, and reordering within one line keeps sheen, coverage, and touch-ups consistent across the whole job.
- You want the room to read a hair brighter and warmer: Classic Gray, and to a lesser degree Egret White, open up a dim space a little more than Dove does. If you love Dove's exact balance first, read the Behr Dove undertones and best rooms breakdown, then decide how much shift you can live with.
- You are matching chips across brands and want a method that holds up under your own light: our guide to comparing paint colors the right way walks through LRV, undertone, and the sample test, so a close match does not surprise you later.
- Stay Behr when the rest of your palette (trim, cabinets, adjacent rooms) is already specified in Behr colors. Matching within one deck removes guesswork, and Dove itself is easy to source at any Home Depot.
Related matches
If you are matching a whole palette across brands, you are probably juggling more than one Behr gray. We use the same closest-match method, with the same honesty about the deltas, for two others people cross-shop constantly: the Benjamin Moore match for Behr Dolphin Fin and the Benjamin Moore match for Big Chill. Same approach, same numbers-first honesty, so you can plan the trim and the walls with confidence.
Frequently asked questions
What is the closest Benjamin Moore equivalent of Behr Dove?
The closest widely recommended Benjamin Moore match is Classic Gray (OC-23), at roughly LRV 74 against Behr Dove's LRV 70. It is the same soft, warm-leaning light gray-white, reading a few points brighter with a faint greige warmth. Balboa Mist (OC-27), near LRV 67, is the warmer alternative, sitting a touch darker with a soft pink-taupe cast. Neither is an official equivalent, so the safe move is to test both on your own wall before you commit.
Is there a Sherwin-Williams version of Behr Dove?
Sherwin-Williams does not publish an official Behr Dove match, but Egret White (SW 7570) is the closest by value, a warm gray-white at roughly LRV 71 that lands almost exactly on Dove's brightness. It can read a touch warmer and creamier depending on your light, so treat it as the closest Sherwin-Williams match rather than an exact copy, and confirm it with a sample on your wall.
Why do the LRV numbers differ slightly between brands?
Each brand mixes color on its own tint base and publishes LRV from its own measurements, so two colors that look like twins on a fan deck can differ by a few points. A gap like Behr Dove at 70 versus Classic Gray at 74 is small enough to read as the same family in most rooms, though the Benjamin Moore option will look a little brighter in low light. That is why we always say to test.
Will the Benjamin Moore match look exactly like Behr Dove on my wall?
Probably close, but not identical. Undertone, sheen, and your room's light all nudge the final result, and hex or RGB previews are only digital approximations of a physical chip. The only way to be sure is to sample the Benjamin Moore match and Behr Dove side by side on the actual wall, in daylight and at night, before you buy the gallon.
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