Applesauce
350C-3 · #F7D68F · LRV 70 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Applesauce, Really?
Applesauce reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr 350C-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Applesauce
Applesauce 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. Yellows lift kitchens, hallways and kids' rooms with warmth.
How Lighting Changes Applesauce
At LRV 70, Applesauce 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.
Most complaints about Applesauce are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Behr 350C-3 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | SolariaSW 6688 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.6 | 70 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Country Comfort305 · Benjamin Moore | 1.2 | 67 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Late Day Sun3006-4A · Valspar | 1.7 | 72.7 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Maybe MauiPPG1210-4 · PPG / Glidden | 0.5 | 69 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Maybe MauiPPG1210-4 · Glidden | 0.5 | 69 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Wheat Grain218-3DB · Dutch Boy | 0.6 | 70 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Applesauce within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #F7D68F in HSL space. Pair Applesauce with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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