Mulberry Stain
N110-2 · #C6BABE · LRV 51 — warm magenta tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
What Color Is Mulberry Stain, Really?
Mulberry Stain reads as a warm magenta tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr N110-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Mulberry Stain
Mulberry Stain 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. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Mulberry Stain
At LRV 51, Mulberry Stain 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 Mulberry Stain 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 N110-2 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 | Studio MauveSW 62 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.5 | 50 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Iced Mauve2115-50 · Benjamin Moore | 1.3 | 51 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Sun Painter8004-2C · Valspar | 0.9 | 49 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | HushPPG1004-3 · PPG / Glidden | 4.3 | 51 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Grey Fuchsia90RR 49/061 · Glidden | 2.7 | 49 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Flutter By403-2DB · Dutch Boy | 2.5 | 50 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Mulberry Stain 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 #C6BABE in HSL space. Pair Mulberry Stain with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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