Lilac Tan
730A-3 · #D6CED4 · LRV 63 — warm magenta tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Wisteria48
- 2French Lilac56
- 3Lilac Tan63
- 4Silver Peony68
- 5White Lavender76
What Color Is Lilac Tan, Really?
Lilac Tan reads as a warm magenta tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr 730A-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Lilac Tan
Lilac 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. Purples range from restful (bedrooms) to dramatic (powder rooms) depending on depth.
How Lighting Changes Lilac Tan
At LRV 63, Lilac Tan is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its magenta 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 Lilac 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 730A-3 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 | WallflowerSW 6281 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.7 | 64 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | New Age1444 · Benjamin Moore | 1.4 | 63 | Color page → |
| Valspar | White Pepper4001-1A · Valspar | 4.3 | 63.8 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Jam SessionPPG1172-3 · PPG / Glidden | 0.9 | 63 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Jam SessionPPG1172-3 · Glidden | 1.3 | 63 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Utopia245-1DB · Dutch Boy | 0.9 | 63 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Lilac 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 #D6CED4 in HSL space. Pair Lilac Tan with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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