Slender Reed
S290-3 · #DFC5A1 · LRV 58 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Mindful Gray48
- 2Light French Gray53
- 3Slender Reed58
- 4Pale Oak69
- 5Shoji White74
What Color Is Slender Reed, Really?
Slender Reed reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr S290-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Slender Reed
Slender Reed 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 Slender Reed
At LRV 58, Slender Reed 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 Slender Reed 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 S290-3 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 | Toasted Pine NutSW 7696 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.6 | 58 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Squire Hill Buff1068 · Benjamin Moore | 1.5 | 56 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Painted AshV091-2 · Valspar | 1.5 | 57.7 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Faint FawnPPG1089-4 · PPG / Glidden | 1.4 | 58 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Faint FawnPPG1089-4 · Glidden | 1.5 | 59 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Beige Gold317-2DB · Dutch Boy | 2.1 | 57 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Slender Reed 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 #DFC5A1 in HSL space. Pair Slender Reed with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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