#ECECEC
Vallejo

Dove Grey

Arte Deco

acrylic
white

Color Information

HEX

#ECECEC

RGB

236, 236, 236

LAB

93.4, -0.0, 0.0

Product Code

85.101

Closest catalog-color match

Textile Medium by Vallejo (ΔE 0.0)

Compatibility unverified: application: both products not recorded or recognized; effect: both products not recorded or recognized; finish: both products not recorded or recognized; opacity: both products not recorded or recognized. ΔE 0.0 gives nearly equal catalog color values. Check product specifications before substituting.

Dove Grey catalog data

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Dove Grey by Vallejo (product code 85.101) is cataloged as acrylic, Arte Deco in the white color family.

Catalog color data: HEX #ECECEC, RGB 236/236/236, and CIELAB 93.4/-0.0/0.0. These values describe the listed digital color and can differ from dried paint under real-world lighting.

PaintAtlas lists 20 related catalog colors for this paint. ΔE measures the distance between the listed digital color values only; it does not describe opacity, finish behavior, or how the paint covers a surface. Cross-class matches, such as metallic against conventional paint, are shown as digital color only and are never presented as verified substitutes.

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Technical Color Analysis

Dove Grey is a very light muted white with very light value (L*: 93.4). This neutral color has achromatic saturation (chroma: 0.0), making it excellent for highlights and focal points and great for realistic, weathered effects.

LightnessL* 93.4

Very Light

Temperatureneutral

neutral

SaturationC* 0.0

Achromatic

Near-white color ideal for extreme highlights, light effects, and maximum contrast points.

Balanced temperature that works harmoniously with both warm and cool palettes. Versatile for various applications.

Nearly colorless/grey. Perfect for desaturated subjects like stone, ash, or neutral fabrics.

Recommended Undercoats

White or Light Grey

Light colors cover best and show truest over light primers

Layering & Paint Order Guide

Highlight Paint
90% confidence

Very light value perfect for edge highlights and brightest points

Suggested Layer Progression

Shadow
Base
Layer
Highlight

This paint works best as a highlight in your layering sequence.

Use Before (Shadows/Base)

Search for darker variants of this color family for shadow layers.

Layering Tips

  • Apply each layer to progressively smaller areas, leaving previous layers visible
  • Maintain consistent light direction across all layers
  • Thin paints for smoother transitions between layers