Carving Party
M220-3 · #F0C39F · LRV 60 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Caramelized35
- 2Venetian Plaster42
- 3Carving Party60
- 4Belvedere Cream65
- 5Pumpkin Mousse71
What Color Is Carving Party, Really?
Carving Party reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr M220-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Carving Party
Carving Party 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 Carving Party
At LRV 60, Carving Party 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 Carving Party 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 M220-3 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 | Neighborly PeachSW 6632 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.0 | 60 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Creamy Orange2166-50 · Benjamin Moore | 0.7 | 61 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Peanut8002-14B · Valspar | 1.4 | 58 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Shrimp ToastPPG1197-4 · PPG / Glidden | 1.2 | 62 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Apricot90YR 57/293 · Glidden | 1.5 | 57 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Glazed Peach209-2DB · Dutch Boy | 0.9 | 61 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Carving Party 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 #F0C39F in HSL space. Pair Carving Party with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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