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Behr Rustic Rose#CBBCAE · LRV 52

Rustic Rose reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr BXC-13 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR RUSTIC ROSE
RGB 203, 188, 174 LRV 52

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Rustic Rose
SKU BXC-13
Hex #CBBCAE
RGB 203, 188, 174
HSL 29°, 22%, 74%
LRV 52
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Neutral

About Behr Rustic Rose

At LRV 52, Rustic Rose 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.

Rustic Rose 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
Baguette
SKU 0188 · #CCBBAB · LRV 51
ΔE 0.98 (imperceptible)
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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 0.96
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
990
#CABDAF
Hampshire Taupe
ΔE 0.96 · LRV 51
996
#C9BEAF
Ashen Tan
ΔE 2.2 · LRV 51
CC-456
#C9BEAF
Dufferin Terrace
ΔE 2.2 · LRV 51
HC-176
#C9BEAF
Annapolis Gray
ΔE 2.2 · LRV 51
PM-14
#C9BEAF
Annapolis Gray
ΔE 2.2 · LRV 0

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.06
All neutral at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7511
#CDBFB0
Bungalow Beige
ΔE 1.06 · LRV 53
SW 6065
#CBB9AB
Bona Fide Beige
ΔE 1.51 · LRV 50
SW 7524
#CABAA8
Dhurrie Beige
ΔE 1.74 · LRV 51
SW 9173
#C8BCAB
Shiitake
ΔE 2.39 · LRV 51
SW 7547
#CBBFAD
Sandbar
ΔE 2.81 · LRV 53

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.23
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 229
#CCBFB3
Elephant's Breath
ΔE 1.23 · LRV 53
NO. 211
#CEC1AD
Stony Ground
ΔE 3.36 · LRV 54
NO. 283
#C9BEAB
Drop Cloth
ΔE 3.53 · LRV 52
NO. 275
#C4BEB4
Purbeck Stone
ΔE 4.05 · LRV 52
NO. 266
#C0C2B3
Mizzle
ΔE 8.75 · LRV 53

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.45
All neutral at Valspar →
8005-9B
#D1C0B0
Cookie Dough
ΔE 1.45 · LRV 54
V132-2
#D1C0B0
Cookie Dough
ΔE 1.45 · LRV 54.3
2005-10B
#CCB9AC
Dust Bunny
ΔE 2.14 · LRV 50.7
3003-10B
#D1BEAA
Hopsack
ΔE 2.51 · LRV 53.3
6006-1B
#CEC1AE
Oatbran
ΔE 2.99 · LRV 54.3

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.63
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
1019-3
#C6BAAF
Legendary
ΔE 1.63 · LRV 50
18-03
#CAB8AB
Grey Mauve
ΔE 1.85 · LRV 50
1023-3
#C9BFB2
Ashen
ΔE 2.32 · LRV 53
15-25
#C8BCAB
Stonington
ΔE 2.39 · LRV 51
1073-4
#D0BBB0
Pueblo
ΔE 3.51 · LRV 52

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.09
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DEC752
#CCBEAC
Birchwood
ΔE 2.09 · LRV 53
DE6129
#CDB9A2
Rustic Taupe
ΔE 3.56 · LRV 50
DE6059
#C5B9B4
Chocolate Milk
ΔE 4.22 · LRV 50
DE6031
#CDBDBA
Wafting Gray
ΔE 5.74 · LRV 53
DE6234
#C5C0AC
Serene Thought
ΔE 6.46 · LRV 53

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.38
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-133
#C6BBB2
Cinnamon Sugar
ΔE 2.38 · LRV 51
JG-109
#C5BBAC
Solid Wood
ΔE 2.73 · LRV 50
JG-127
#C7C2BB
Anatolian
ΔE 4.84 · LRV 54
JG-48
#C2BFA2
Gold Moss
ΔE 9.65 · LRV 51
JG-56
#BEC3B2
Clean Lines
ΔE 10.43 · LRV 53

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.86
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-LT-13
#C2B8B2
Greige
ΔE 3.86 · LRV 49
PNT100-LT-60
#DEC4B8
Meet Cute
ΔE 5.73 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-09
#C1C3C0
Motor City
ΔE 8.48 · LRV 54
PNT100-MD-48
#B5B9A6
Money Moves
ΔE 10.52 · LRV 47
PNT100-LT-10
#C1CAC5
Grayish
ΔE 11.56 · LRV 58

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.32
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 6.32 · LRV 65
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 6.46 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 9.28 · LRV 53
BD-RO
#D2A299
Rosita
ΔE 13.52 · LRV 38
BD-UD
#A4B5BB
Underdog
ΔE 15.47 · LRV 41

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

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

PPU5-13
Creamy Mushroom
LRV 52
N230-3
Armadillo
LRV 50
HDC-AC-10
Bungalow Beige
LRV 53
N240-3
Sonoran Desert
LRV 53
MQ6-59
Still Moment
LRV 53
UL170-7
Cabo
LRV 53

Coordinated palette

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

COMPLEMENTARY
#CBBCAE + #AEBDCB
TRIADIC
#CBBCAE · #AECBBC · #BCAECB
ANALOGOUS
#CBAEAF · #CBBCAE · #CBCBAE

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.85:1 fail
Sample text on black
11.34:1 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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