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Behr Natural Almond#DED2BC · LRV 65

Natural Almond reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr PPU4-12 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR NATURAL ALMOND
RGB 222, 210, 188 LRV 65

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Natural Almond
SKU PPU4-12
Hex #DED2BC
RGB 222, 210, 188
HSL 39°, 34%, 80%
LRV 65
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Neutral

About Behr Natural Almond

At LRV 65, Natural Almond 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.

Natural Almond 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
Mineral Water
SKU 0272 · #DED1BD · LRV 65
ΔE 1.1 (near-perfect)
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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 0.24
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
CSP-250
#DFD3BD
Dulce de Leche
ΔE 0.24 · LRV
CSP-275
#DED0B9
Bare Essence
ΔE 0.95 · LRV
233
#DED3BB
Cream Fleece
ΔE 1.05 · LRV 64
955
#DBD2BC
Berber White
ΔE 1.45 · LRV 63
HC-81
#DBD2BC
Manchester Tan
ΔE 1.45 · LRV 63

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.38
All neutral at Valspar →
V094-1
#DED2BB
Quill
ΔE 0.38 · LRV 65.3
V134-1
#DDD1BD
Vanderbilt Beach
ΔE 0.81 · LRV 64.9
T557
#DED0BC
Palest Satin
ΔE 1.52 · LRV 64.4
M109
#DFD1B6
Luscious Latte
ΔE 1.72 · LRV 64.5
8004-22B
#DED4BA
Dance With the Wind
ΔE 2.05 · LRV 66

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.69
All neutral at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7565
#DBD0BB
Oyster Bar
ΔE 0.69 · LRV 64
SW 7575
#E0D1B8
Chopsticks
ΔE 1.4 · LRV 65
SW 7526
#DFD2BF
Maison Blanche
ΔE 1.47 · LRV 66
SW 7531
#DCD1BF
Canvas Tan
ΔE 1.48 · LRV 65
SW 7555
#E2D3BF
Patience
ΔE 1.96 · LRV 67

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.88
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
1097-3
#DACFBA
Toasted Almond
ΔE 0.88 · LRV 63
15-26
#DACFBA
Toasted Almond
ΔE 0.88 · LRV 63
FLLW918
#DACFBA
Wright Pearl Gray
ΔE 0.88 · LRV 63
1084-3
#DDCFBC
Sourdough
ΔE 1.92 · LRV 64
1087-4
#E0CEB7
Chalkware
ΔE 2.75 · LRV 63

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.96
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 3
#E0D5BE
Off-White
ΔE 0.96 · LRV 67
NO. 226
#DECFB9
Joa's White
ΔE 1.54 · LRV 64
NO. 2013
#E4D5BC
Matchstick
ΔE 1.59 · LRV 68
NO. 201
#D9D2C1
Shaded White
ΔE 2.49 · LRV 65
NO. 282
#DED8C6
Shadow White
ΔE 3.01 · LRV 69

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.42
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6171
#E2D6BD
Sand Dollar
ΔE 1.42 · LRV 68
DEC764
#E0CFB5
Inside Passage
ΔE 2.24 · LRV 64
DEC748
#E3D3BF
Oyster
ΔE 2.4 · LRV 67
DEC754
#E2D0B9
Quicksand
ΔE 2.66 · LRV 65
DE6128
#E3D2C0
Sand Dune
ΔE 3.44 · LRV 66

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.49
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-LT-21
#DED3C1
Turbinado
ΔE 1.49 · LRV 66
PNT100-LT-20
#E4D6C7
Neutral Territory
ΔE 3.65 · LRV 69
PNT100-LT-17
#D4CBC0
Flatiron
ΔE 4.59 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-18
#D8D3CD
Beigeing
ΔE 6.53 · LRV 66
PNT100-LT-07
#D6D7D2
Seize The Gray
ΔE 8.09 · LRV 68

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.79
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-167
#E3D9C4
Morning Snow
ΔE 1.79 · LRV 70
JG-112
#DEDACE
Locally Sown
ΔE 4.84 · LRV 70
JG-105
#D7CEAB
Tapestry Thread
ΔE 5.2 · LRV 62
JG-55
#D1D1C5
Stoneware Pieces
ΔE 6.03 · LRV 63
JG-24
#E4CDC0
Ella Rose
ΔE 7.62 · LRV 64

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.63
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 2.63 · LRV 65
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 2.82 · LRV 73
BD-DS
#F2EAD2
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
ΔE 5.65 · LRV 84
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 8.73 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 13.2 · LRV 53

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

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

PPU7-10
Roman Plaster
LRV 65
S240-2
Rice Crackers
LRV 66
QE-10
Stone Wash
LRV 66
N270-2
Lentil
LRV 63
MQ3-16
Limescent
LRV 65
PPU7-17
Wax Sculpture
LRV 68

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #DED2BC in HSL space. Pair Natural Almond with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#DED2BC + #BCC8DE
TRIADIC
#DED2BC · #BCDED2 · #D2BCDE
ANALOGOUS
#DEC1BC · #DED2BC · #D9DEBC

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.49:1 fail
Sample text on black
14.05:1 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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