Stone Wash
QE-10 · #E4D2BE · LRV 66 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Revere Pewter55
- 2Agreeable Gray60
- 3Stone Wash66
- 4Shoji White74
- 5Dover White83
What Color Is Stone Wash, Really?
Stone Wash reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr QE-10 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Stone Wash
Stone Wash 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 Stone Wash
At LRV 66, Stone Wash 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 Stone Wash 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 QE-10 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 | PatienceSW 7555 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.4 | 67 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Brandy Cream1030 · Benjamin Moore | 1.7 | 66 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Honey Locust8007-10G · Valspar | 1.2 | 67 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Alpaca WoolPPG14-19 · PPG / Glidden | 2.2 | 67 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Ice Cream ConePPG1082-3 · Glidden | 1.6 | 65 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Candle Flame311-1DB · Dutch Boy | 0.5 | 67 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Stone Wash 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 #E4D2BE in HSL space. Pair Stone Wash with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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