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Pale Parsnip

S320-2 · #E3D8BF · LRV 69 · warm red-orange tone

S320-2 · #E3D8BF · LRV 69 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.

Pale ParsnipBehr · S320-2
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Pale Parsnip
BEHR · S320-2 · #E3D8BF
Brand · codeBehrS320-2 · all Behr neutrals
LRV69Light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
Undertonewarm red-orange tone
FamilyNeutral
Hex · RGB · HSL#E3D8BF · 227, 216, 191 · 42°, 39%, 82%Display values from the brand. Match it at another brand
Sheen we recommendEggshell on walls · satin on trim and cabinetsWhich sheen where, explained
Where it sits, light to dark
  1. 1Revere Pewter55
  2. 2Agreeable Gray60
  3. 3Pale Parsnip69
  4. 4Shoji White74
  5. 5Dover White83
Undertone and depth

What Color Is Pale Parsnip, Really?

Pale Parsnip reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr S320-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.

Room by room

Best Rooms and Uses for Pale Parsnip

Pale Parsnip 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.

Light by light

How Lighting Changes Pale Parsnip

At LRV 69, Pale Parsnip 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.

Test it in your light, not a showroom's

Most complaints about Pale Parsnip 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.

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Need It From Another Brand?

Any paint counter can custom-tint Behr S320-2 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.

Same deck, next chip over

Similar Behr Colors

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

Contrast, for text and signage
Black text on Pale Parsnip · 14.8 : 1 · passes AA and AAAWhite text on Pale Parsnip · 1.4 : 1 · fails for text

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 #E3D8BF in HSL space. Pair Pale Parsnip with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#E3D8BF + #BFCAE3
TRIADIC
#E3D8BF · #BFE3D8 · #D8BFE3
ANALOGOUS
#E3C6BF · #E3D8BF · #DCE3BF

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