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Behr Estate Limestone#DACAB2 · LRV 60

Estate Limestone reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr QE-27 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR ESTATE LIMESTONE
RGB 218, 202, 178 LRV 60

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Estate Limestone
SKU QE-27
Hex #DACAB2
RGB 218, 202, 178
HSL 36°, 35%, 78%
LRV 60
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Neutral

About Behr Estate Limestone

At LRV 60, Estate Limestone 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.

Estate Limestone 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 1.34 (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.

SW 6141
#DACAB2
Softer Tan
ΔE 0 · LRV 60
SW 9101
#DCC7AD
Tres Naturale
ΔE 2.08 · LRV 59
SW 9094
#DCC7B3
Playa Arenosa
ΔE 3.38 · LRV 59
SW 2859
#DFC8B5
Beige
ΔE 4.49 · LRV 60
SW 7712
#DFC8B5
Townhouse Tan
ΔE 4.49 · LRV 60

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.48
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
1085-3
#DCCCB4
Seriously Sand
ΔE 0.48 · LRV 62
14-17
#D7C8B1
Armadillo
ΔE 0.69 · LRV 59
14-10
#D9CDB5
Summer Wheat
ΔE 1.96 · LRV 62
1103-3
#D8CBAD
Soft Suede
ΔE 3 · LRV 60
1079-3
#DBC8B6
Cocoa Cream
ΔE 3.36 · LRV 60

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.6
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
1038
#DCCCB3
Everlasting
ΔE 0.6 · LRV 61
CC-308
#DCCCB3
Thousand Islands
ΔE 0.6 · LRV 61
AF-90
#DDCCB1
Harmony
ΔE 1.11 · LRV 60
1074
#DDC9AC
Alpaca
ΔE 1.91 · LRV 59
1095
#DACAAC
Oakwood Manor
ΔE 2.18 · LRV 59

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.02
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DEC761
#DDCDB3
Cochise
ΔE 1.02 · LRV 62
DE6206
#D5C7B3
Desert Suede
ΔE 1.62 · LRV 58
DE6122
#D8C7B6
Dry Creek
ΔE 3.19 · LRV 59
DE6115
#E1CBB6
Practical Tan
ΔE 3.49 · LRV 62
DEC738
#DFC6AA
Travertine
ΔE 3.54 · LRV 59

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.22
All neutral at Valspar →
3007-10C
#DACCB7
Rattan Basket
ΔE 1.22 · LRV 61.4
6008-3B
#D9C9AB
Dakota Trail
ΔE 2.21 · LRV 59.6
2008-10B
#DACAB9
Desert Fortress
ΔE 2.9 · LRV 60.9
V133-2
#DCCCBB
Manilla Rope
ΔE 2.96 · LRV 61.7
8003-27B
#D3CEB3
Platinum Sage
ΔE 5.66 · LRV 61

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.39
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 226
#DECFB9
Joa's White
ΔE 1.39 · LRV 64
NO. 213
#D8C4A8
Savage Ground
ΔE 2.22 · LRV 57
NO. 8
#DDCDAE
String
ΔE 2.58 · LRV 62
NO. 264
#D6C2AC
Oxford Stone
ΔE 2.9 · LRV 56
NO. 231
#DFC2AF
Setting Plaster
ΔE 6.91 · LRV 57

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.88
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-156
#D3C9B7
Plaster
ΔE 2.88 · LRV 59
JG-104
#D1C8B8
Southern Grown
ΔE 3.61 · LRV 58
JG-105
#D7CEAB
Tapestry Thread
ΔE 5.69 · LRV 62
JG-18
#CDCABC
Gatherings
ΔE 6.15 · LRV 59
JG-24
#E4CDC0
Ella Rose
ΔE 6.9 · LRV 64

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.26
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-LT-21
#DED3C1
Turbinado
ΔE 3.26 · LRV 66
PNT100-LT-17
#D4CBC0
Flatiron
ΔE 5.08 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-60
#DEC4B8
Meet Cute
ΔE 8.23 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-70
#C9CDB9
All The Sage
ΔE 9.14 · LRV 60
PNT100-MD-63
#D1D0A6
High Vibe
ΔE 9.58 · LRV 61

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.21
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 4.21 · LRV 65
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 5.12 · LRV 73
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 7.4 · LRV 60
BD-EA
#E5C580
Eames
ΔE 11.37 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 11.67 · LRV 53

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

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

UL160-15
Bone
LRV 62
MQ2-27
Studio Clay
LRV 60
MQ3-11
Dainty Lace
LRV 62
MQ3-15
Bell Tower
LRV 62
N260-2
Almond Latte
LRV 62
UL160-16
Parachute Silk
LRV 58

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #DACAB2 in HSL space. Pair Estate Limestone with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#DACAB2 + #B2C2DA
TRIADIC
#DACAB2 · #B2DACA · #CAB2DA
ANALOGOUS
#DAB6B2 · #DACAB2 · #D6DAB2

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.61:1 fail
Sample text on black
13.07:1 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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