Sierra Madre
ECC-46-1 · #C2BCAE · LRV 50 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Dorian Gray39
- 2Pashmina44
- 3Sierra Madre50
- 4Agreeable Gray60
- 5Pale Oak69
What Color Is Sierra Madre, Really?
Sierra Madre reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr ECC-46-1 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Sierra Madre
Sierra Madre 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 Sierra Madre
At LRV 50, Sierra Madre 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 Sierra Madre 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 ECC-46-1 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 | Roycroft Mist GraySW 2844 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.9 | 51 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Shale861 · Benjamin Moore | 0.9 | 50 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Mother Nature8004-26C · Valspar | 1.7 | 51 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Hikers ParadisePPG0998-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.7 | 50 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Rocky RoadPPG1000-2 · Glidden | 1.3 | 50 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Cathedral Spire423-2DB · Dutch Boy | 3.0 | 50 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Sierra Madre 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 #C2BCAE in HSL space. Pair Sierra Madre with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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