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Behr Merino Wool#D0C2B1 · LRV 55

Merino Wool reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr HDC-NT-13 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR MERINO WOOL
RGB 208, 194, 177 LRV 55

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Merino Wool
SKU HDC-NT-13
Hex #D0C2B1
RGB 208, 194, 177
HSL 33°, 25%, 75%
LRV 55
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Neutral

About Behr Merino Wool

At LRV 55, Merino Wool 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.

Merino Wool 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
Cantera
SKU 0343 · #CEC5AF · LRV 56
ΔE 3.8 (noticeable)
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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.

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.69
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
CSP-315
#CEC0AE
Royal Flax
ΔE 0.69 · LRV
1025
#D1C0AF
Chocolate Mousse
ΔE 1.46 · LRV
989
#CFC4B7
Alphano Beige
ΔE 1.8 · LRV 55
983
#CDC4B5
Smokey Taupe
ΔE 2.25 · LRV 55
CC-460
#CDC4B5
Inukshuk
ΔE 2.25 · LRV 55

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.95
All neutral at Valspar →
V133-3
#D2C2B1
Shaggy Dog
ΔE 0.95 · LRV 55.6
M243
#CEC2B4
Mushroom Risotto
ΔE 1.26 · LRV 55.1
T567
#D0C2AE
Elk Antler
ΔE 1.28 · LRV 54.8
8005-5B
#CDC2B2
Soft Pelican
ΔE 1.34 · LRV 55
V135-2
#CDC2B2
Soft Pelican
ΔE 1.34 · LRV 54.9

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.13
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DEC752
#CCBEAC
Birchwood
ΔE 1.13 · LRV 53
DEC747
#D5C3AD
Sahara
ΔE 2.1 · LRV 56
DEC767
#D2C5AE
Riverbed
ΔE 2.77 · LRV 57
DE6192
#D2C6AE
Nomadic Taupe
ΔE 3.45 · LRV 57
DE6073
#D6C3B9
New Wool
ΔE 4.79 · LRV 57

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.15
All neutral at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7511
#CDBFB0
Bungalow Beige
ΔE 1.15 · LRV 53
SW 7532
#CFC0AB
Urban Putty
ΔE 1.63 · LRV 54
SW 7527
#D0BFAA
Nantucket Dune
ΔE 1.78 · LRV 54
SW 7542
#CBC0AD
Naturel
ΔE 2.11 · LRV 53
SW 7738
#CDC4AE
Cargo Pants
ΔE 3.79 · LRV 56

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.35
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
1076-3
#D0C2B4
Gotta Have It
ΔE 1.35 · LRV 55
1021-2
#CFC5B6
Synchronicity
ΔE 1.86 · LRV 57
15-28
#CBC1B4
Great Gray
ΔE 2.03 · LRV 54
1020-3
#CEC1B5
Whippet
ΔE 2.13 · LRV 55
1072-3
#D5BFB4
Wild Rice
ΔE 5.42 · LRV 55

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.59
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 211
#CEC1AD
Stony Ground
ΔE 1.59 · LRV 54
NO. 229
#CCBFB3
Elephant's Breath
ΔE 2.24 · LRV 53
NO. 264
#D6C2AC
Oxford Stone
ΔE 2.59 · LRV 56
NO. 4
#CFC3AD
Old White
ΔE 2.64 · LRV 55
NO. 15
#CEC3AD
Bone
ΔE 2.99 · LRV 55

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.64
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-104
#D1C8B8
Southern Grown
ΔE 2.64 · LRV 58
JG-156
#D3C9B7
Plaster
ΔE 2.66 · LRV 59
JG-127
#C7C2BB
Anatolian
ΔE 4.99 · LRV 54
JG-18
#CDCABC
Gatherings
ΔE 5.39 · LRV 59
JG-117
#CBC9C1
Earl Gray
ΔE 6.03 · LRV 58

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.49
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-LT-17
#D4CBC0
Flatiron
ΔE 3.49 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-60
#DEC4B8
Meet Cute
ΔE 6.63 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-08
#CBCBC5
Windy City
ΔE 7.27 · LRV 59
PNT100-LT-09
#C1C3C0
Motor City
ΔE 8.52 · LRV 54
PNT100-LT-70
#C9CDB9
All The Sage
ΔE 9.34 · LRV 60

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.49
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 4.49 · LRV 65
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 6.75 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 10.39 · LRV 53
BD-EA
#E5C580
Eames
ΔE 13.68 · LRV 60
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 19.88 · LRV 51

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

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

MQ2-50
Gravelstone
LRV 56
HDC-AC-04
Avenue Tan
LRV 56
QE-11
Autumn Haze
LRV 54
PPU5-08
Sculptor Clay
LRV 55
UL170-8
Washed Khaki
LRV 54
MQ3-10
French Beige
LRV 57

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #D0C2B1 in HSL space. Pair Merino Wool with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#D0C2B1 + #B1BFD0
TRIADIC
#D0C2B1 · #B1D0C2 · #C2B1D0
ANALOGOUS
#D0B3B1 · #D0C2B1 · #CFD0B1

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.75:1 fail
Sample text on black
12.03:1 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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