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Behr Almond Butter#D6C3A6 · LRV 56

Almond Butter reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr MQ2-23 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR ALMOND BUTTER
RGB 214, 195, 166 LRV 56

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Almond Butter
SKU MQ2-23
Hex #D6C3A6
RGB 214, 195, 166
HSL 36°, 37%, 75%
LRV 56
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Pink

About Behr Almond Butter

At LRV 56, Almond Butter is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its orange undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.

Almond Butter is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Soft pinks flatter bedrooms and nurseries; deeper ones make a confident statement.

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.

KOMPOZIT
Garden Country
SKU 0279 · #D6C5A9 · LRV 57
ΔE 0.91 (imperceptible)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 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 pink from that brand.

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.76
All pink at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 213
#D8C4A8
Savage Ground
ΔE 0.76 · LRV 57
NO. 16
#D6C39E
Cord
ΔE 2.64 · LRV 56
NO. 264
#D6C2AC
Oxford Stone
ΔE 2.93 · LRV 56
NO. 4
#CFC3AD
Old White
ΔE 3.17 · LRV 55
NO. 15
#CEC3AD
Bone
ΔE 3.53 · LRV 55

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.91
All pink at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6199
#D6C5A9
Pale Beach
ΔE 0.91 · LRV 57
DE6143
#D6C0A4
Almond Latte
ΔE 1.62 · LRV 55
DEC746
#D5BFA5
Apache Tan
ΔE 2.24 · LRV 54
DEC747
#D5C3AD
Sahara
ΔE 2.5 · LRV 56
DEC767
#D2C5AE
Riverbed
ΔE 2.71 · LRV 57

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.05
All pink at Valspar →
3005-10B
#DAC5A8
Gardenia
ΔE 1.05 · LRV 57.7
V094-2
#D4C4A4
Garden Rain
ΔE 1.99 · LRV 56
8005-7C
#D4C3AC
Beach Dune
ΔE 2.01 · LRV 56
V134-2
#D4C3AC
Beach Dune
ΔE 2.01 · LRV 56
V088-2
#D9C1A8
Silken Stockings
ΔE 3.18 · LRV 55.8

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.31
All pink at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 36
#D9C3A6
Buckram Binding
ΔE 1.31 · LRV 57
SW 7716
#DBC5A7
Croissant
ΔE 1.33 · LRV 58
SW 7529
#D4C5AD
Sand Beach
ΔE 1.98 · LRV 57
SW 6106
#D7C5AE
Kilim Beige
ΔE 2.17 · LRV 57
SW 7719
#D8C4AE
Fresco Cream
ΔE 2.96 · LRV 57

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.44
All pink at Benjamin Moore →
1068
#DAC4A3
Squire Hill Buff
ΔE 1.44 · LRV 56
CW-120
#D5C3A2
Bracken Biscuit
ΔE 1.61 · LRV 54
1128
#D8C4AB
Adobe Beige
ΔE 1.78 · LRV 55
2162-50
#DBC3A4
Arizona Tan
ΔE 1.92 · LRV 56
234
#D1C5A8
Crisp Khaki
ΔE 3.18 · LRV 55

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.62
All pink at PPG / Glidden →
1094-3
#D9C3A1
Birch Beige
ΔE 1.62 · LRV 56
1095-4
#D8C39F
Golden Ecru
ΔE 2.12 · LRV 56
1101-3
#CEC1A5
Stylish
ΔE 2.71 · LRV 54
11-27
#D0C6A1
Safari
ΔE 5.39 · LRV 56
1082-4
#DFC0A6
Weathered Sandstone
ΔE 5.57 · LRV 56

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.69
All pink at Magnolia Home →
JG-156
#D3C9B7
Plaster
ΔE 4.69 · LRV 59
JG-104
#D1C8B8
Southern Grown
ΔE 5.34 · LRV 58
JG-105
#D7CEAB
Tapestry Thread
ΔE 5.81 · LRV 62
JG-48
#C2BFA2
Gold Moss
ΔE 7.55 · LRV 51
JG-18
#CDCABC
Gatherings
ΔE 7.79 · LRV 59

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.24
All pink at Backdrop →
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 6.24 · LRV 65
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 7.02 · LRV 73
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 8.03 · LRV 60
BD-EA
#E5C580
Eames
ΔE 9.72 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 11.86 · LRV 53

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.04
All pink at Clare →
PNT100-LT-17
#D4CBC0
Flatiron
ΔE 7.04 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-60
#DEC4B8
Meet Cute
ΔE 9.04 · LRV 58
PNT100-MD-63
#D1D0A6
High Vibe
ΔE 9.53 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-70
#C9CDB9
All The Sage
ΔE 10.35 · LRV 60
PNT100-MD-47
#C4CEBD
Dirty Martini
ΔE 12.88 · LRV 60

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

The nearest shades to Almond Butter within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

HDC-CT-06
Country Linens
LRV 56
BXC-77
Riviera Retreat
LRV 57
UL160-7
Pale Wheat
LRV 55
S240-3
Ash Blonde
LRV 57
N270-3
Coco
LRV 54
BXC-40
Soft Wheat
LRV 56

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #D6C3A6 in HSL space. Pair Almond Butter with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#D6C3A6 + #A6B9D6
TRIADIC
#D6C3A6 · #A6D6C3 · #C3A6D6
ANALOGOUS
#D6ABA6 · #D6C3A6 · #D1D6A6

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.72:1 fail
Sample text on black
12.22:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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