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Behr Cavern Echo#CDCDBA · LRV 60

Cavern Echo reads as a yellow / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr BXC-04 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR CAVERN ECHO
RGB 205, 205, 186 LRV 60

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Cavern Echo
SKU BXC-04
Hex #CDCDBA
RGB 205, 205, 186
HSL 60°, 16%, 77%
LRV 60
Undertone yellow / warm
Family Neutral

About Behr Cavern Echo

At LRV 60, Cavern Echo is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its yellow 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.

Cavern Echo 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. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.

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
Montezuma
SKU 0377 · #D2CDB6 · LRV 61
ΔE 2.49 (close)
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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 neutral from that brand.

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.44
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
1031-1
#CCCCBA
Mix Or Match
ΔE 0.44 · LRV 60
1123-4
#CBCCB5
Only Olive
ΔE 1.63 · LRV 59
1032-1
#CDCCBE
Metallic Mist
ΔE 2.12 · LRV 60
1027-2
#D0CBB6
Skipping Stone
ΔE 2.33 · LRV 59
1124-3
#C7CFBE
Frosty Pine
ΔE 3.44 · LRV 60

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.82
All neutral at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6176
#CECEBD
Liveable Green
ΔE 0.82 · LRV 61
SW 29
#CDCDB4
Acanthus
ΔE 2.14 · LRV 60
SW 6162
#D1CCB9
Ancient Marble
ΔE 2.38 · LRV 60
SW 6169
#D1CDBF
Sedate Gray
ΔE 3.09 · LRV 61
SW 7050
#CFCABD
Useful Gray
ΔE 3.85 · LRV 59

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.53
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6255
#D0D1C1
Wishing Well
ΔE 1.53 · LRV 63
DE6262
#CDD0C0
Glass Tile
ΔE 1.76 · LRV 62
DE6241
#D2CFC1
Lunar Landing
ΔE 2.79 · LRV 62
DE6220
#D4CEBF
Porous Stone
ΔE 3.71 · LRV 62
DE6276
#CBCDC4
Silhouette
ΔE 4.06 · LRV 60

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.77
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
1529
#CECBBA
Stingray
ΔE 1.77 · LRV 58
OC-48
#CECBBA
Hazy Skies
ΔE 1.77 · LRV 58
CSP-755
#CECEC0
Dusty Miller
ΔE 2 · LRV 59
471
#C9D0BF
Tea Light
ΔE 3.07 · LRV 60
CW-45
#D2CBB9
York Gray
ΔE 3.5 · LRV 59

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.87
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-LT-70
#C9CDB9
All The Sage
ΔE 1.87 · LRV 60
PNT100-MD-47
#C4CEBD
Dirty Martini
ΔE 4.22 · LRV 60
PNT100-LT-08
#CBCBC5
Windy City
ΔE 5.54 · LRV 59
PNT100-LT-46
#C1CFC2
Two Scoops
ΔE 5.98 · LRV 60
PNT100-LT-17
#D4CBC0
Flatiron
ΔE 6.38 · LRV 61

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.16
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 285
#CFCEC0
Cromarty
ΔE 2.16 · LRV 61
NO. 201
#D9D2C1
Shaded White
ΔE 4 · LRV 65
NO. 236
#C0CDC2
Teresa's Green
ΔE 5.98 · LRV 59
NO. 228
#D1CBC3
Cornforth White
ΔE 6.25 · LRV 60
NO. 205
#CCD0CD
Skylight
ΔE 6.94 · LRV 62

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.7
All neutral at Valspar →
8004-26B
#CECBBD
Gentle Soul
ΔE 2.7 · LRV 59
5005-3B
#CACDC1
Sparkling Sage
ΔE 2.91 · LRV 60.2
5007-3B
#C9D1C0
Mellow Spring
ΔE 3.48 · LRV 61.7
5008-1B
#D0CBBD
Bay Sands
ΔE 3.5 · LRV 59.8
6005-1B
#D0C9BA
Villa Grey
ΔE 4.18 · LRV 58.6

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.73
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-18
#CDCABC
Gatherings
ΔE 2.73 · LRV 59
JG-13
#C9CEC4
Emmie's Room
ΔE 3.99 · LRV 61
JG-104
#D1C8B8
Southern Grown
ΔE 4.95 · LRV 58
JG-117
#CBC9C1
Earl Gray
ΔE 4.97 · LRV 58
JG-156
#D3C9B7
Plaster
ΔE 5.04 · LRV 59

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.77
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 3.77 · LRV 65
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 5.67 · LRV 73
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 13.9 · LRV 60
BD-EA
#E5C580
Eames
ΔE 15.36 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 18.15 · LRV 53

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

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

720C-3
Wheat Bread
LRV 60
PPU10-11
Sliced Cucumber
LRV 61
PPU10-09
Chinese Jade
LRV 62
750C-3
Sandstone Cliff
LRV 60
N310-3
Sandstorm
LRV 62
N300-3
Casual Khaki
LRV 61

Coordinated palette

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

COMPLEMENTARY
#CDCDBA + #BABACD
TRIADIC
#CDCDBA · #BACDCD · #CDBACD
ANALOGOUS
#CDC3BA · #CDCDBA · #C3CDBA

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.61:1 fail
Sample text on black
13.04:1 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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