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Behr Prairie House#D2C8AE · LRV 58

Prairie House reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr PPU9-12 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR PRAIRIE HOUSE
RGB 210, 200, 174 LRV 58

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Prairie House
SKU PPU9-12
Hex #D2C8AE
RGB 210, 200, 174
HSL 43°, 29%, 75%
LRV 58
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Neutral

About Behr Prairie House

At LRV 58, Prairie House 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.

Prairie House 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
Reseda
SKU 0349 · #D0C7B0 · LRV 57
ΔE 1.05 (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 0.56
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
AF-95
#D4C9AF
Hush
ΔE 0.56 · LRV 57
241
#D2C7A9
Jonesboro Cream
ΔE 1.31 · LRV 56
CW-25
#D2C7A8
Williamsburg Stone
ΔE 1.62 · LRV 56
514
#CEC7AA
Flowering Herbs
ΔE 2.01 · LRV 56
HC-96
#CEC7AA
Richmond Gray
ΔE 2.01 · LRV 56

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.13
All neutral at Valspar →
T680
#CFC6AF
Chopped Almonds
ΔE 1.13 · LRV 56.8
8004-20B
#D1C5B0
Sheepskin Rug
ΔE 2.46 · LRV 56
V147-1
#D1C5B0
Sheepskin Rug
ΔE 2.46 · LRV 56.4
V095-2
#CEC8AA
Wild Hillside
ΔE 2.58 · LRV 57.4
6008-3B
#D9C9AB
Dakota Trail
ΔE 2.62 · LRV 59.6

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.44
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6192
#D2C6AE
Nomadic Taupe
ΔE 1.44 · LRV 57
DEC767
#D2C5AE
Riverbed
ΔE 2.18 · LRV 57
DE6199
#D6C5A9
Pale Beach
ΔE 3.08 · LRV 57
DE6206
#D5C7B3
Desert Suede
ΔE 3.53 · LRV 58
DEC747
#D5C3AD
Sahara
ΔE 4.7 · LRV 56

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.67
All neutral at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7738
#CDC4AE
Cargo Pants
ΔE 1.67 · LRV 56
SW 7529
#D4C5AD
Sand Beach
ΔE 2.79 · LRV 57
SW 6106
#D7C5AE
Kilim Beige
ΔE 4.37 · LRV 57
SW 29
#CDCDB4
Acanthus
ΔE 4.6 · LRV 60
SW 7719
#D8C4AE
Fresco Cream
ΔE 5.54 · LRV 57

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.76
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
1103-3
#D8CBAD
Soft Suede
ΔE 1.76 · LRV 60
1027-2
#D0CBB6
Skipping Stone
ΔE 2.59 · LRV 59
1026-2
#D4C9A6
Sanctuary
ΔE 2.81 · LRV 59
14-17
#D7C8B1
Armadillo
ΔE 3.01 · LRV 59
1123-4
#CBCCB5
Only Olive
ΔE 4.98 · LRV 59

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.04
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 15
#CEC3AD
Bone
ΔE 2.04 · LRV 55
NO. 4
#CFC3AD
Old White
ΔE 2.3 · LRV 55
NO. 211
#CEC1AD
Stony Ground
ΔE 3.47 · LRV 54
NO. 213
#D8C4A8
Savage Ground
ΔE 4.4 · LRV 57
NO. 264
#D6C2AC
Oxford Stone
ΔE 5.6 · LRV 56

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.08
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-156
#D3C9B7
Plaster
ΔE 3.08 · LRV 59
JG-105
#D7CEAB
Tapestry Thread
ΔE 3.29 · LRV 62
JG-104
#D1C8B8
Southern Grown
ΔE 3.72 · LRV 58
JG-18
#CDCABC
Gatherings
ΔE 4.82 · LRV 59
JG-117
#CBC9C1
Earl Gray
ΔE 7.1 · LRV 58

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.66
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 3.66 · LRV 65
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 4.79 · LRV 73
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 10.67 · LRV 60
BD-EA
#E5C580
Eames
ΔE 11.43 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 14.86 · LRV 53

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.04
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-LT-17
#D4CBC0
Flatiron
ΔE 6.04 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-70
#C9CDB9
All The Sage
ΔE 6.37 · LRV 60
PNT100-MD-63
#D1D0A6
High Vibe
ΔE 6.73 · LRV 61
PNT100-MD-47
#C4CEBD
Dirty Martini
ΔE 8.91 · LRV 60
PNT100-LT-60
#DEC4B8
Meet Cute
ΔE 11.23 · LRV 58

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

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

PPU9-18
Cilantro Cream
LRV 58
UL160-16
Parachute Silk
LRV 58
HDC-NT-18
Yuma Sand
LRV 57
700C-3
Pecan Sandie
LRV 57
MQ6-55
Pale Ivy
LRV 60
MQ3-10
French Beige
LRV 57

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #D2C8AE in HSL space. Pair Prairie House with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#D2C8AE + #AEB8D2
TRIADIC
#D2C8AE · #AED2C8 · #C8AED2
ANALOGOUS
#D2B6AE · #D2C8AE · #CAD2AE

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.66:1 fail
Sample text on black
12.61:1 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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