Spice Cake
UL130-6 · #B69379 · LRV 32 — warm red-orange tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Anonymous20
- 2Bison Beige27
- 3Spice Cake32
- 4Revere Pewter55
- 5Agreeable Gray60
What Color Is Spice Cake, Really?
Spice Cake reads as a warm red-orange tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how Behr UL130-6 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Spice Cake
Spice Cake is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
How Lighting Changes Spice Cake
Spice Cake sits in the mid-range at LRV 32, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. 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. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.
Most complaints about Spice Cake 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 UL130-6 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 | Soft FawnSW 9097 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.3 | 33 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Chadwick Brown1160 · Benjamin Moore | 1.2 | 31 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Changing Seasons3001-9C · Valspar | 1.5 | 31.1 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Cool ClayPPG1071-5 · PPG / Glidden | 1.1 | 33 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Light Autumn Brown90YR 31/227 · Glidden | 1.4 | 31 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Oakbluff413-4DB · Dutch Boy | 3.6 | 32 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Spice Cake 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 #B69379 in HSL space. Pair Spice Cake with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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