Kangaroo Tan
770A-2 · #E4DAD9 · LRV 72 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Kangaroo Tan, Really?
Kangaroo Tan reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr 770A-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Kangaroo Tan
Kangaroo Tan 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. As a white, it's a natural for trim, ceilings and cabinets, and a clean backdrop for art.
How Lighting Changes Kangaroo Tan
At LRV 72, Kangaroo Tan is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its red 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.
Most complaints about Kangaroo Tan are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Behr 770A-2 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Smart WhiteSW 6007 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.3 | 72 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Rock Harbor Violet1387 · Benjamin Moore | 1.8 | 71 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Mind of Her Own8004-3A · Valspar | 1.8 | 71 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Sea AnemonePPG1056-1 · PPG / Glidden | 2.1 | 72 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Sea AnemonePPG1056-1 · Glidden | 2.0 | 72 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Pebble Shores408-1DB · Dutch Boy | 3.5 | 72 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Kangaroo Tan within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #E4DAD9 in HSL space. Pair Kangaroo Tan with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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