Autumn Mist
250D-4 · #FCA987 · LRV 51 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Caramelized35
- 2Venetian Plaster42
- 3Autumn Mist51
- 4Colonial Yellow59
- 5Belvedere Cream65
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Stone FruitSW 9699 · Sherwin-Williams | 4.3 | 47 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Intense Peach081 · Benjamin Moore | 1.6 | 51 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Shrimp ShellV008-2 · Valspar | 2.0 | 50.2 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Coral SerenadePPG1193-5 · PPG / Glidden | 3.8 | 49 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Apricot Ice48YR 50/372 · Glidden | 2.3 | 50 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Tint of Melon108-4DB · Dutch Boy | 4.0 | 53 | Color page → |
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.
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.
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