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Behr Dainty Lace#DCCCB7 · LRV 62

Dainty Lace reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr MQ3-11 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR DAINTY LACE
RGB 220, 204, 183 LRV 62

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Dainty Lace
SKU MQ3-11
Hex #DCCCB7
RGB 220, 204, 183
HSL 34°, 35%, 79%
LRV 62
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Neutral

About Behr Dainty Lace

At LRV 62, Dainty Lace 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.

Dainty Lace 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
Sandstone Palette
SKU 0273 · #D9CCB6 · LRV 61
ΔE 1.64 (near-perfect)
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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.

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.95
All neutral at Valspar →
3007-10C
#DACCB7
Rattan Basket
ΔE 0.95 · LRV 61.4
7003-1
#DBCEBC
Parlour Taupe
ΔE 1.46 · LRV 62.8
V133-2
#DCCCBB
Manilla Rope
ΔE 1.7 · LRV 61.7
8004-13B
#DECDBC
Wisp of Cocoa
ΔE 2 · LRV 63
M151
#DECDBC
Wisp of Cocoa
ΔE 2 · LRV 62.6

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.99
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 226
#DECFB9
Joa's White
ΔE 0.99 · LRV 64
NO. 8
#DDCDAE
String
ΔE 3.7 · LRV 62
NO. 201
#D9D2C1
Shaded White
ΔE 4.13 · LRV 65
NO. 228
#D1CBC3
Cornforth White
ΔE 5.8 · LRV 60
NO. 285
#CFCEC0
Cromarty
ΔE 6.89 · LRV 61

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.02
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
1031
#DCCEBB
Carlisle Cream
ΔE 1.02 · LRV 62
1121
#DFCCB6
Havana Tan
ΔE 1.24 · LRV
1038
#DCCCB3
Everlasting
ΔE 1.57 · LRV 61
CC-308
#DCCCB3
Thousand Islands
ΔE 1.57 · LRV 61
CW-140
#D8CDB9
Timson Sand
ΔE 2.24 · LRV 60

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.19
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
1085-3
#DCCCB4
Seriously Sand
ΔE 1.19 · LRV 62
1097-3
#DACFBA
Toasted Almond
ΔE 2.44 · LRV 63
15-26
#DACFBA
Toasted Almond
ΔE 2.44 · LRV 63
FLLW918
#DACFBA
Wright Pearl Gray
ΔE 2.44 · LRV 63
14-10
#D9CDB5
Summer Wheat
ΔE 2.62 · LRV 62

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.31
All neutral at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6141
#DACAB2
Softer Tan
ΔE 1.31 · LRV 60
SW 7569
#DCCFBA
Stucco
ΔE 1.53 · LRV 63
SW 7517
#DBCEBD
China Doll
ΔE 1.69 · LRV 63
SW 6155
#DBD0B9
Rice Grain
ΔE 2.89 · LRV 64
SW 6148
#D9CFBA
Wool Skein
ΔE 2.91 · LRV 63

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.9
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DEC764
#E0CFB5
Inside Passage
ΔE 1.9 · LRV 64
DEC761
#DDCDB3
Cochise
ΔE 1.95 · LRV 62
DE6115
#E1CBB6
Practical Tan
ΔE 2.69 · LRV 62
DE6213
#D8CFC1
Fine Grain
ΔE 3.43 · LRV 63
DEC773
#D6CFBF
Heather
ΔE 4.01 · LRV 63

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.62
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-LT-21
#DED3C1
Turbinado
ΔE 2.62 · LRV 66
PNT100-LT-17
#D4CBC0
Flatiron
ΔE 4.21 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-18
#D8D3CD
Beigeing
ΔE 6.81 · LRV 66
PNT100-LT-60
#DEC4B8
Meet Cute
ΔE 7.22 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-70
#C9CDB9
All The Sage
ΔE 9.48 · LRV 60

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.77
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-156
#D3C9B7
Plaster
ΔE 2.77 · LRV 59
JG-104
#D1C8B8
Southern Grown
ΔE 3.34 · LRV 58
JG-24
#E4CDC0
Ella Rose
ΔE 5.71 · LRV 64
JG-105
#D7CEAB
Tapestry Thread
ΔE 6.76 · LRV 62
JG-55
#D1D1C5
Stoneware Pieces
ΔE 7.46 · LRV 63

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 4
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 4 · LRV 65
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 5.18 · LRV 73
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 6.49 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 10.84 · LRV 53
BD-EA
#E5C580
Eames
ΔE 12.38 · LRV 60

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

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

MQ3-15
Bell Tower
LRV 62
UL160-15
Bone
LRV 62
ICC-22
Haze
LRV 63
N260-2
Almond Latte
LRV 62
QE-27
Estate Limestone
LRV 60
280E-2
Arabian Sands
LRV 61

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #DCCCB7 in HSL space. Pair Dainty Lace with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#DCCCB7 + #B7C7DC
TRIADIC
#DCCCB7 · #B7DCCC · #CCB7DC
ANALOGOUS
#DCBAB7 · #DCCCB7 · #DADCB7

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.57:1 fail
Sample text on black
13.36:1 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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