Luminary
270A-3 · #FFCDAD · LRV 68 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Venetian Plaster42
- 2Colonial Yellow59
- 3Luminary68
- 4Juno Peach74
What Color Is Luminary, Really?
Luminary reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr 270A-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Luminary
Luminary 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. Earthy oranges and terracottas warm up dining rooms and entries.
How Lighting Changes Luminary
At LRV 68, Luminary 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.
Most complaints about Luminary 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 270A-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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Summer Peach Tree088 · Benjamin Moore | 0.9 | 66 | Color page → |
| Valspar | TutuV048-2 · Valspar | 2.7 | 67.5 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Peach Chiffon90YR 67/204 · Glidden | 3.5 | 67 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Peach Beryl110-3DB · Dutch Boy | 4.1 | 71 | Color page → |
| Dunn-Edwards | Tender PeachDE5157 · Dunn-Edwards | 0.7 | 67 | Color page → |
| Diamond Vogel | Mellow Glow1023 · Diamond Vogel | 1.2 | 70 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Luminary 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 #FFCDAD in HSL space. Pair Luminary with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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