Plantation Tan
S260-1 · #ECD8C2 · LRV 71 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Agreeable Gray60
- 2Balboa Mist66
- 3Plantation Tan71
- 4Pearly White77
- 5Dover White83
What Color Is Plantation Tan, Really?
Plantation Tan reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr S260-1 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Plantation Tan
Plantation Tan 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.
How Lighting Changes Plantation Tan
At LRV 71, Plantation Tan 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 Plantation Tan 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 S260-1 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 | Warm BeigeSW 35 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.6 | 73 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Painted Sands1142 · Benjamin Moore | 0.8 | 69 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Speckled EggsM103 · Valspar | 0.9 | 71.8 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Oak BuffPPG1083-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.1 | 71 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Oak BuffPPG1083-3 · Glidden | 0.9 | 71 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Breadcrumb315-2DB · Dutch Boy | 2.0 | 70 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Plantation Tan 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 #ECD8C2 in HSL space. Pair Plantation Tan with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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