Backdrop Carry the Two#A89E8A · LRV 33
Why this color. Backdrop's bestselling greige and Edgecomb Gray analog.
Carry the Two reads as a red-orange / warm — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover the spec, what Backdrop BD-CT actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Color spec
| Brand | Backdrop |
| Name | Carry the Two |
| SKU | BD-CT |
| Hex | #A89E8A |
| RGB | 168, 158, 138 |
| HSL | 40°, 15%, 60% |
| LRV | 33 |
| Undertone | red-orange / warm |
| Family | Neutral |
Kompozit alternative
The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.
Closest matches at every US brand
9 brands · top 5 each5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all neutral from that brand.
Benjamin Moore
Valspar
Magnolia Home
Behr
PPG / Glidden
Sherwin-Williams
Dunn-Edwards
Farrow & Ball
Clare
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #A89E8A in HSL space. Pair Carry the Two with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.