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Behr Stonewashed Brown#DFD4CD · LRV 67

Stonewashed Brown reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr N190-2 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR STONEWASHED BROWN
RGB 223, 212, 205 LRV 67

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Stonewashed Brown
SKU N190-2
Hex #DFD4CD
RGB 223, 212, 205
HSL 23°, 22%, 84%
LRV 67
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Neutral

About Behr Stonewashed Brown

At LRV 67, Stonewashed Brown 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.

Stonewashed Brown 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
Moon Drop
SKU 0026 · #DDD5C9 · LRV 67
ΔE 3.3 (close)
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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.

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.69
All neutral at Valspar →
1002-10C
#DED2CA
Warm Fog
ΔE 0.69 · LRV 66
V129-1
#E0D6CE
Romantic White
ΔE 0.9 · LRV 68.7
1004-10C
#E0D3CE
Ancestral Haze
ΔE 1.58 · LRV 66.8
8004-4A
#DFD5D3
Orchid Blush
ΔE 2.51 · LRV 68
V126-1
#DFD5D3
Orchid Blush
ΔE 2.51 · LRV 68.1

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.14
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6058
#DCD3CE
Thick Fog
ΔE 1.14 · LRV 66
DE6030
#E2D5D3
Whirlwind
ΔE 3.01 · LRV 68
DEW395
#DCD8D4
Heirloom Shade
ΔE 3.22 · LRV 69
DEC774
#DBD6CB
Shady
ΔE 4.12 · LRV 67
DEC791
#D8D7D3
Cloud
ΔE 4.66 · LRV 68

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.42
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
1018-1
#DDD5CE
Steel Me
ΔE 1.42 · LRV 67
1075-3
#DFD5C8
Casual Elegance
ΔE 3.14 · LRV 67
1056-2
#E3D2CE
Romeo
ΔE 3.4 · LRV 67
1060-2
#E3D1CC
China Silk
ΔE 3.48 · LRV 66
1025-2
#DBD7CE
Silent Smoke
ΔE 3.95 · LRV 68

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.67
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
1003
#DCD3CA
Kitten Whiskers
ΔE 1.67 · LRV 65
CC-426
#DCD3CA
Bone China
ΔE 1.67 · LRV 65
2114-60
#DCD4D3
Hint of Violet
ΔE 3 · LRV 66
1549
#DAD6CC
Balboa Mist
ΔE 4.24 · LRV 66
OC-27
#DAD6CC
Balboa Mist
ΔE 4.24 · LRV

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.53
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 241
#DFD6CB
Skimming Stone
ΔE 2.53 · LRV 68
NO. 274
#DDD8CF
Ammonite
ΔE 3.49 · LRV 69
NO. 230
#E6D1CB
Calamine
ΔE 4.37 · LRV 67
NO. 277
#D9D8D3
Dimpse
ΔE 4.74 · LRV 69
NO. 282
#DED8C6
Shadow White
ΔE 6.42 · LRV 69

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.79
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-LT-18
#D8D3CD
Beigeing
ΔE 2.79 · LRV 66
PNT100-LT-20
#E4D6C7
Neutral Territory
ΔE 3.52 · LRV 69
PNT100-LT-21
#DED3C1
Turbinado
ΔE 5.14 · LRV 66
PNT100-LT-07
#D6D7D2
Seize The Gray
ΔE 5.78 · LRV 68
PNT100-LT-69
#D7DCD3
Rain Check
ΔE 8.41 · LRV 70

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.03
All neutral at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7628
#DED8CF
Windfresh White
ΔE 3.03 · LRV 69
SW 7570
#DFD9CF
Egret White
ΔE 3.41 · LRV 70
SW 7596
#E2D3C4
Only Natural
ΔE 3.5 · LRV 67
SW 7516
#E0D6C8
Kestrel White
ΔE 3.6 · LRV 68
SW 9166
#DCD8D0
Drift of Mist
ΔE 3.7 · LRV 69

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.5
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-132
#DAD8D1
Yarn
ΔE 4.5 · LRV 69
JG-24
#E4CDC0
Ella Rose
ΔE 4.88 · LRV 64
JG-112
#DEDACE
Locally Sown
ΔE 5 · LRV 70
JG-167
#E3D9C4
Morning Snow
ΔE 6.57 · LRV 70
JG-55
#D1D1C5
Stoneware Pieces
ΔE 6.88 · LRV 63

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.93
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 5.93 · LRV 65
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 7.22 · LRV 60
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 7.98 · LRV 73
BD-DS
#F2EAD2
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
ΔE 9.19 · LRV 84
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 10.5 · LRV 53

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

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

MQ3-36
Translucent Silk
LRV 68
MQ3-2
Kyoto Pearl
LRV 67
720C-2
Chocolate Froth
LRV 68
HDC-MD-21
Dove
LRV 67
PPU2-05
Sheer Scarf
LRV 68
HDC-CT-19
Windrush
LRV 67

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #DFD4CD in HSL space. Pair Stonewashed Brown with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#DFD4CD + #CDD8DF
TRIADIC
#DFD4CD · #CDDFD4 · #D4CDDF
ANALOGOUS
#DFCDCF · #DFD4CD · #DFDDCD

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.45:1 fail
Sample text on black
14.44:1 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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