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Behr Curious Collection#D2C199 · LRV 54

Curious Collection reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr N290-4 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR CURIOUS COLLECTION
RGB 210, 193, 153 LRV 54

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Curious Collection
SKU N290-4
Hex #D2C199
RGB 210, 193, 153
HSL 42°, 39%, 71%
LRV 54
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Neutral

About Behr Curious Collection

At LRV 54, Curious Collection 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.

Curious Collection 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
Inviting Gesture
SKU 0393 · #CDC29D · LRV 54
ΔE 2.35 (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 0.45
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
1104-4
#D2C098
Sandy Pail
ΔE 0.45 · LRV 54
1099-4
#D0BD94
Subtle Suede
ΔE 1.21 · LRV 52
1095-4
#D8C39F
Golden Ecru
ΔE 2.45 · LRV 56
1094-4
#D4BC94
Crepe
ΔE 2.87 · LRV 52
11-27
#D0C6A1
Safari
ΔE 2.91 · LRV 56

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.47
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
2148-40
#D3C59D
Light Khaki
ΔE 1.47 · LRV
1046
#D3C09D
Sandy Brown
ΔE 1.95 · LRV 52
CC-150
#D3C09D
Sandy Brown
ΔE 1.95 · LRV 52
CW-120
#D5C3A2
Bracken Biscuit
ΔE 2.42 · LRV 54
1060
#D3BE9E
Blanched Almond
ΔE 3.5 · LRV 51

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.53
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 16
#D6C39E
Cord
ΔE 1.53 · LRV 56
NO. 213
#D8C4A8
Savage Ground
ΔE 4.67 · LRV 57
NO. 4
#CFC3AD
Old White
ΔE 5.58 · LRV 55
NO. 15
#CEC3AD
Bone
ΔE 5.59 · LRV 55
NO. 32
#C4C6A5
Cooking Apple Green
ΔE 7.67 · LRV 55

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.24
All neutral at Valspar →
8004-22C
#CDC09F
Earth Friendly
ΔE 2.24 · LRV 53
V094-2
#D4C4A4
Garden Rain
ΔE 2.49 · LRV 56
6006-5B
#CAC19A
Parlour Sage
ΔE 3.17 · LRV 53.2
3005-10A
#D5BD99
Sandy Cove
ΔE 3.48 · LRV 52.8
3007-10B
#D1BEA1
Country Charm
ΔE 3.93 · LRV 53

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.67
All neutral at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7732
#C8BD98
Lemongrass
ΔE 2.67 · LRV 51
SW 6135
#D0BA94
Ecru
ΔE 2.72 · LRV 51
SW 6415
#CFC291
Hearts of Palm
ΔE 3.08 · LRV 54
SW 7689
#D2BB9D
Row House Tan
ΔE 4.88 · LRV 52
SW 6128
#DCBD92
Blonde
ΔE 4.93 · LRV 54

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.73
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6172
#CEBE9F
Bungalow Taupe
ΔE 2.73 · LRV 52
DEC739
#D9C09C
Golden Gate
ΔE 3.8 · LRV 55
DE5493
#CCC7A1
Floating Lily Pad
ΔE 4.83 · LRV 56
DE6143
#D6C0A4
Almond Latte
ΔE 5.13 · LRV 55
DEC746
#D5BFA5
Apache Tan
ΔE 5.85 · LRV 54

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.59
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-44
#C4B78B
Summer Pear
ΔE 3.59 · LRV 47
JG-105
#D7CEAB
Tapestry Thread
ΔE 4.36 · LRV 62
JG-43
#DDC588
Heirloom Yellow
ΔE 5.16 · LRV 57
JG-50
#C3C198
Sour Apple
ΔE 5.98 · LRV 52
JG-48
#C2BFA2
Gold Moss
ΔE 6.16 · LRV 51

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.92
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-MD-63
#D1D0A6
High Vibe
ΔE 6.92 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-17
#D4CBC0
Flatiron
ΔE 10.13 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-70
#C9CDB9
All The Sage
ΔE 10.24 · LRV 60
PNT100-MD-47
#C4CEBD
Dirty Martini
ΔE 12.73 · LRV 60
PNT100-LT-60
#DEC4B8
Meet Cute
ΔE 13.1 · LRV 58

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.28
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-EA
#E5C580
Eames
ΔE 7.28 · LRV 60
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 8.3 · LRV 65
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 11.93 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 15.53 · LRV 53
BD-RO
#D2A299
Rosita
ΔE 20.18 · LRV 38

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

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

HDC-NT-02
White Oak
LRV 56
BXC-80
Wildwood
LRV 53
S280-3
Practical Tan
LRV 54
UL160-7
Pale Wheat
LRV 55
330F-4
Pebble Path
LRV 55
UL160-6
Straw Basket
LRV 57

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #D2C199 in HSL space. Pair Curious Collection with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#D2C199 + #99AAD2
TRIADIC
#D2C199 · #99D2C1 · #C199D2
ANALOGOUS
#D2A499 · #D2C199 · #C6D299

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.78:1 fail
Sample text on black
11.83:1 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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