CP
BEHR · DC-010

Behr Even Better Beige#D4CABA · LRV 60

Even Better Beige reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr DC-010 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

BEHR EVEN BETTER BEIGE
RGB 212, 202, 186 LRV 60

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Even Better Beige
SKU DC-010
Hex #D4CABA
RGB 212, 202, 186
HSL 37°, 23%, 78%
LRV 60
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Neutral

About Behr Even Better Beige

At LRV 60, Even Better Beige 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.

Even Better Beige 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.

Closest matches at every US brand

13 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.

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.43
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
ES-78 · #D4CAB9 · ΔE 0.43 · LRV 60
HC-78 · #D5CABB · ΔE 0.79 · LRV 59
CSP-220 · #D5CBB8 · ΔE 1.26 · LRV 60
CSP-400 · #D5CBBE · ΔE 1.37 · LRV 60
CW-45 · #D2CBB9 · ΔE 1.97 · LRV 59

Dutch Boy

1,340 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.53
All neutral at Dutch Boy →
441-2DB · #D4C9B9 · ΔE 0.53 · LRV 59
411-1DB · #D3C8BD · ΔE 2.55 · LRV 59
443-1DB · #D1CBC1 · ΔE 2.67 · LRV 60
423-1DB · #D1CCB9 · ΔE 3.14 · LRV 60
412-2DB · #DAC8B8 · ΔE 3.8 · LRV 59

PPG / Glidden

2,132 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.73
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
PPG1024-4 · #D1C8B9 · ΔE 0.73 · LRV 58
PPG1019-2 · #D5CBBF · ΔE 1.83 · LRV 61
PPG1000-1 · #D1C9BE · ΔE 2.07 · LRV 59
PPG1112-3 · #D4CCB5 · ΔE 3.28 · LRV 61
PPG1079-3 · #DAC8B6 · ΔE 3.51 · LRV 60

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.74
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-104 · #D1C8B8 · ΔE 0.74 · LRV 58
JG-156 · #D3C9B7 · ΔE 0.89 · LRV 59
JG-18 · #CDCABC · ΔE 3.34 · LRV 59
JG-117 · #CBC9C1 · ΔE 4.42 · LRV 58
JG-13 · #C9CEC4 · ΔE 7.12 · LRV 61

Diamond Vogel

1,386 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.74
All neutral at Diamond Vogel →
0217 · #D1C8B8 · ΔE 0.74 · LRV 58
0560 · #D5CCBF · ΔE 1.31 · LRV 61
0231 · #D2CBBD · ΔE 1.42 · LRV 60
0203 · #D1CABD · ΔE 1.57 · LRV 59
0182 · #D9CBBA · ΔE 1.85 · LRV 61

Dunn-Edwards

2,298 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.03
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DEBN29 · #D2CABC · ΔE 1.03 · LRV 59
DE6206 · #D5C7B3 · ΔE 2.05 · LRV 55
DEGR29 · #CFCABF · ΔE 2.66 · LRV 59
DET642 · #D2CDBC · ΔE 2.72 · LRV 62
DE6122 · #D8C7B6 · ΔE 3.21 · LRV 55

Kompozit

1,321 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.03
All neutral at Kompozit →
0231 · #D2CABC · ΔE 1.03 · LRV 60
0217 · #D0C7B6 · ΔE 1.12 · LRV 58
0560 · #D5CBBE · ΔE 1.37 · LRV 61
0203 · #D0C8BB · ΔE 1.4 · LRV 58
0182 · #D9C9B8 · ΔE 2.72 · LRV 60

Sherwin-Williams

1,947 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.37
All neutral at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 9601 · #D5CBBE · ΔE 1.37 · LRV 61
SW 7050 · #CFCABD · ΔE 2.38 · LRV 59
SW 6078 · #D3C8BD · ΔE 2.55 · LRV 59
SW 6085 · #D6C7B9 · ΔE 2.96 · LRV 59
SW 6162 · #D1CCB9 · ΔE 3.14 · LRV 60

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.45
All neutral at Valspar →
6005-1B · #D0C9BA · ΔE 1.45 · LRV 58.6
5008-1B · #D0CBBD · ΔE 2.34 · LRV 59.8
8006-2C · #D0CABF · ΔE 2.36 · LRV 60
2008-10B · #DACAB9 · ΔE 2.73 · LRV 60.9
8004-26B · #CECBBD · ΔE 3.33 · LRV 59

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 2
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-RR · #D6CFBE · ΔE 2 · LRV 65
BD-CC · #E5DCC4 · ΔE 5.23 · LRV 73
BD-AU · #E5C8B7 · ΔE 8.13 · LRV 60
BD-BG · #E5BEB0 · ΔE 12.16 · LRV 53
BD-EA · #E5C580 · ΔE 14.21 · LRV 60

C2 Paint

580 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.09
All neutral at C2 Paint →
C2-816 · #D0C7B3 · ΔE 2.09 · LRV 58
C2-818 · #D4C8BC · ΔE 2.42 · LRV 59
BD5 · #D8CAB1 · ΔE 3.29 · LRV 60
C2-912 · #D1CEC1 · ΔE 3.38 · LRV 62
C2-930 · #D0D0C1 · ΔE 4.96 · LRV 62

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.13
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-LT-17 · #D4CBC0 · ΔE 2.13 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-08 · #CBCBC5 · ΔE 5.6 · LRV 59
PNT100-LT-70 · #C9CDB9 · ΔE 7.29 · LRV 60
PNT100-LT-60 · #DEC4B8 · ΔE 8.09 · LRV 58
PNT100-MD-47 · #C4CEBD · ΔE 9.39 · LRV 60

Farrow & Ball

209 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.15
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 201 · #D5CFC0 · ΔE 2.15 · LRV 63
NO. 9904 · #CCC9BC · ΔE 3.36 · LRV 58
NO. 311 · #D9C8BA · ΔE 3.82 · LRV 60
NO. 228 · #CFCBC4 · ΔE 4.12 · LRV 60
NO. 301 · #CACCBA · ΔE 6.15 · LRV 59

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

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

750C-3 · LRV 60
PPU5-12 · LRV 60
PPF-21 · LRV 60
MQ2-27 · LRV 60
DC-007 · LRV 60
MQ3-6 · LRV 61

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #D4CABA in HSL space. Pair Even Better Beige with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#D4CABA + #BAC4D4
TRIADIC
#D4CABA · #BAD4CA · #CABAD4
ANALOGOUS
#D4BDBA · #D4CABA · #D1D4BA

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.62:1 fail
Sample text on black
12.96:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

Behr Even Better Beige Equivalents at Other Brands

Matching Even Better Beige from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Behr DC-010 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.

Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Even Better Beige

The closest Benjamin Moore equivalent of Even Better Beige is Bleached Gray (ES-78). At ΔE 0.43 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 60 vs 60). If Benjamin Moore is your counter, order Bleached Gray and you'll get the same color. See the full Bleached Gray swatch →

Dutch Boy Equivalent of Even Better Beige

The closest Dutch Boy equivalent of Even Better Beige is Sandstone Tint (441-2DB). At ΔE 0.53 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 59 vs 60). If Dutch Boy is your counter, order Sandstone Tint and you'll get the same color. See the full Sandstone Tint swatch →

Magnolia Home Equivalent of Even Better Beige

The closest Magnolia Home equivalent of Even Better Beige is Plaster (JG-156). At ΔE 0.89 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 59 vs 60). If Magnolia Home is your counter, order Plaster and you'll get the same color. See the full Plaster swatch →

Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Even Better Beige

Dunn-Edwards's nearest match is Go Quietly (DEBN29), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.03). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 59 vs 60) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Even Better Beige without repainting risk. See the full Go Quietly swatch →

Kompozit Equivalent of Even Better Beige

Kompozit's nearest match is Desert Mirage (0231), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.03). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 60 vs 60) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Even Better Beige without repainting risk. See the full Desert Mirage swatch →

Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Even Better Beige

Sherwin-Williams's nearest match is Symmetry (SW 9601), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.37). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 61 vs 60) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Even Better Beige without repainting risk. See the full Symmetry swatch →

Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Even Better Beige

Diamond Vogel's nearest match is Desert Mirage (0231), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.42). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 60 vs 60) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Even Better Beige without repainting risk. See the full Desert Mirage swatch →

PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Even Better Beige

PPG / Glidden's nearest match is In The Buff (PPG1019-2), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.83). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 61 vs 60) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Even Better Beige without repainting risk. See the full In The Buff swatch →

Backdrop Equivalent of Even Better Beige

At Backdrop, the closest color to Even Better Beige is Real Real (BD-RR) — very close at ΔE 2, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 60) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Real Real swatch →

Clare Equivalent of Even Better Beige

At Clare, the closest color to Even Better Beige is Flatiron (PNT100-LT-17) — very close at ΔE 2.13, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 61 vs 60) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Flatiron swatch →

Valspar Equivalent of Even Better Beige

At Valspar, the closest color to Even Better Beige is Bay Sands (5008-1B) — very close at ΔE 2.34, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 59.8 vs 60) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Bay Sands swatch →

C2 Paint Equivalent of Even Better Beige

At C2 Paint, the closest color to Even Better Beige is Water Chestnut (C2-818) — very close at ΔE 2.42, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 59 vs 60) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Water Chestnut swatch →

Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Even Better Beige

Farrow & Ball has no exact twin of Even Better Beige. The nearest is Scallop (NO. 311) at ΔE 3.82 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 60 vs 60). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Scallop swatch →

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