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Autumn Mist

250D-4 · #FCA987 · LRV 51 · warm red tone

250D-4 · #FCA987 · LRV 51 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.

Autumn MistBehr · 250D-4
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Autumn Mist
BEHR · 250D-4 · #FCA987
Brand · codeBehr250D-4 · all Behr oranges
LRV51Light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
Undertonewarm red tone
FamilyOrange
Hex · RGB · HSL#FCA987 · 252, 169, 135 · 17°, 95%, 76%Display values from the brand. Match it at another brand
Sheen we recommendEggshell on walls · satin on trim and cabinetsWhich sheen where, explained
Where it sits, light to dark
  1. 1Caramelized35
  2. 2Venetian Plaster42
  3. 3Autumn Mist51
  4. 4Colonial Yellow59
  5. 5Belvedere Cream65
Undertone and depth

What Color Is Autumn Mist, Really?

Autumn Mist reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr 250D-4 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.

Room by room

Best Rooms and Uses for Autumn Mist

Autumn Mist 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. Earthy oranges and terracottas warm up dining rooms and entries.

Light by light

How Lighting Changes Autumn Mist

At LRV 51, Autumn Mist is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its red 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.

Test it in your light, not a showroom's

Most complaints about Autumn Mist 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.

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Need It From Another Brand?

Any paint counter can custom-tint Behr 250D-4 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.

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Similar Behr Colors

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

Contrast, for text and signage
Black text on Autumn Mist · 11.2 : 1 · passes AA and AAAWhite text on Autumn Mist · 1.9 : 1 · fails for text

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 #FCA987 in HSL space. Pair Autumn Mist with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#FCA987 + #87DAFC
TRIADIC
#FCA987 · #87FCA9 · #A987FC
ANALOGOUS
#FC879F · #FCA987 · #FCE487

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