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Behr Traditional Tan#D6D2C0 · LRV 64

Traditional Tan reads as a yellow / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr PPF-14 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

BEHR TRADITIONAL TAN
RGB 214, 210, 192 LRV 64

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Traditional Tan
SKU PPF-14
Hex #D6D2C0
RGB 214, 210, 192
HSL 49°, 21%, 80%
LRV 64
Undertone yellow / warm
Family Neutral

About Behr Traditional Tan

At LRV 64, Traditional Tan is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its yellow 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.

Traditional Tan 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.

Closest matches at every US brand

13 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 0.49
All neutral at Valspar →
M244 · #D5D2C0 · ΔE 0.49 · LRV 64
6001-1A · #D5D2C4 · ΔE 1.56 · LRV 64.2
T650 · #D8D1BA · ΔE 2.02 · LRV 63.9
T648 · #D2D3C2 · ΔE 2.31 · LRV 64.1
T555 · #DAD0C1 · ΔE 3.61 · LRV 63.8

PPG / Glidden

2,132 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.09
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
PPG14-11 · #D4D2C2 · ΔE 1.09 · LRV 64
PPG14-25 · #D2D1BE · ΔE 1.61 · LRV 63
PPG1030-1 · #D1D2BF · ΔE 2.47 · LRV 63
PPG1125-2 · #D1D4C2 · ΔE 3.24 · LRV 65
PPG1023-2 · #D8CFC1 · ΔE 3.46 · LRV 63

C2 Paint

580 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.13
All neutral at C2 Paint →
C2-913 · #DAD4C2 · ΔE 1.13 · LRV 66
C2-915 · #D9D3C3 · ΔE 1.49 · LRV 65
C2-930 · #D0D0C1 · ΔE 2.1 · LRV 62
C2-945 · #D8D0C0 · ΔE 2.38 · LRV 64
C2-801 · #DAD1C1 · ΔE 2.86 · LRV 64

Dunn-Edwards

2,298 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.16
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DET641 · #D5CFBD · ΔE 1.16 · LRV 62
DEC773 · #D6CFBF · ΔE 1.97 · LRV 58
DE6255 · #D0D1C1 · ΔE 2.37 · LRV 58
DE6248 · #D1D2BF · ΔE 2.47 · LRV 59
DE6213 · #D8CFC1 · ΔE 3.46 · LRV 59

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.44
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
AF-80 · #D9D2BE · ΔE 1.44 · LRV 63
1500 · #D4D3C3 · ΔE 1.48 · LRV 65
1508 · #D2D1BF · ΔE 1.49 · LRV 62
972 · #D9D3C4 · ΔE 1.83 · LRV 63
HC-173 · #D9D3C4 · ΔE 1.83 · LRV 63

Diamond Vogel

1,386 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.49
All neutral at Diamond Vogel →
0342 · #D7D0BC · ΔE 1.49 · LRV 63
0377 · #D5D0BA · ΔE 1.54 · LRV 63
0224 · #D8D0BD · ΔE 1.9 · LRV 64
H103 · #DBD2C1 · ΔE 2.64 · LRV 62
0572 · #D5D3C9 · ΔE 3.24 · LRV 65

Farrow & Ball

209 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.66
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 3 · #DBD4BF · ΔE 1.66 · LRV 66
NO. 201 · #D5CFC0 · ΔE 1.86 · LRV 63
NO. 9909 · #D0D0B7 · ΔE 3.53 · LRV 62
NO. 226 · #DBCFBB · ΔE 3.74 · LRV 63
NO. 300 · #D9CFC2 · ΔE 4.25 · LRV 63

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.73
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-RR · #D6CFBE · ΔE 1.73 · LRV 65
BD-CC · #E5DCC4 · ΔE 3.65 · LRV 73
BD-AU · #E5C8B7 · ΔE 11.69 · LRV 60
BD-EA · #E5C580 · ΔE 14.79 · LRV 60
BD-BG · #E5BEB0 · ΔE 16.01 · LRV 53

Kompozit

1,321 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.9
All neutral at Kompozit →
0224 · #D8D0BC · ΔE 1.9 · LRV 63
0342 · #D6CEB9 · ΔE 2.11 · LRV 62
0572 · #D4D1C7 · ΔE 3.26 · LRV 64
0272 · #DED1BD · ΔE 4.19 · LRV 65
0195 · #DBD2C7 · ΔE 4.56 · LRV 65

Dutch Boy

1,340 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.9
All neutral at Dutch Boy →
421-1DB · #D8D0BC · ΔE 1.9 · LRV 63
420-1DB · #D7D0C0 · ΔE 1.92 · LRV 63
422-1DB · #D1D0C3 · ΔE 2.24 · LRV 63
419-1DB · #D9CFBA · ΔE 2.82 · LRV 63
440-1DB · #D7CFC4 · ΔE 4.15 · LRV 63

Sherwin-Williams

1,947 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.41
All neutral at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 9511 · #D8CFBA · ΔE 2.41 · LRV 63
SW 9616 · #D8D0C1 · ΔE 2.66 · LRV 64
SW 7541 · #D8CFBE · ΔE 2.67 · LRV 63
SW 7565 · #DBD0BB · ΔE 3.23 · LRV 64
SW 7531 · #DCD1BF · ΔE 3.45 · LRV 64

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.75
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-55 · #D1D1C5 · ΔE 2.75 · LRV 63
JG-156 · #D3C9B7 · ΔE 3.52 · LRV 59
JG-13 · #C9CEC4 · ΔE 4.97 · LRV 61
JG-67 · #CDDAC9 · ΔE 7.25 · LRV 67
JG-24 · #E4CDC0 · ΔE 10.1 · LRV 64

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.5
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-LT-21 · #DED3C1 · ΔE 3.5 · LRV 66
PNT100-LT-70 · #C9CDB9 · ΔE 4.21 · LRV 60
PNT100-LT-17 · #D4CBC0 · ΔE 4.73 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-18 · #D8D3CD · ΔE 5.54 · LRV 66
PNT100-LT-07 · #D6D7D2 · ΔE 5.73 · LRV 68

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

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

PPL-79 · LRV 65
DC-011 · LRV 64
BNC-02 · LRV 64
PPU7-09 · LRV 63
HDC-SM14-9 · LRV 66
OR-W07 · LRV 64

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #D6D2C0 in HSL space. Pair Traditional Tan with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#D6D2C0 + #C0C4D6
TRIADIC
#D6D2C0 · #C0D6D2 · #D2C0D6
ANALOGOUS
#D6C7C0 · #D6D2C0 · #CFD6C0

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.52:1 fail
Sample text on black
13.84:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

Behr Traditional Tan Equivalents at Other Brands

Matching Traditional Tan from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Behr PPF-14 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.

Valspar Equivalent of Traditional Tan

The closest Valspar equivalent of Traditional Tan is Barest Celadon (M244). At ΔE 0.49 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm yellow undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 64 vs 64). If Valspar is your counter, order Barest Celadon and you'll get the same color. See the full Barest Celadon swatch →

PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Traditional Tan

PPG / Glidden's nearest match is Static (PPG14-11), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.09). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 64 vs 64) and carries a warm yellow undertone, so it substitutes for Traditional Tan without repainting risk. See the full Static swatch →

Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Traditional Tan

Benjamin Moore's nearest match is Sweet Spring (1500), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.48). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 65 vs 64) and carries a warm yellow undertone, so it substitutes for Traditional Tan without repainting risk. See the full Sweet Spring swatch →

Backdrop Equivalent of Traditional Tan

Backdrop's nearest match is Real Real (BD-RR), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.73). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 65 vs 64) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Traditional Tan without repainting risk. See the full Real Real swatch →

Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Traditional Tan

Farrow & Ball's nearest match is Shaded White (NO. 201), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.86). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 63 vs 64) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Traditional Tan without repainting risk. See the full Shaded White swatch →

Kompozit Equivalent of Traditional Tan

Kompozit's nearest match is Pebblebrook (0224), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.9). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 63 vs 64) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Traditional Tan without repainting risk. See the full Pebblebrook swatch →

Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Traditional Tan

Diamond Vogel's nearest match is Pebblebrook (0224), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.9). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 64 vs 64) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Traditional Tan without repainting risk. See the full Pebblebrook swatch →

Dutch Boy Equivalent of Traditional Tan

Dutch Boy's nearest match is Existence (420-1DB), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.92). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 63 vs 64) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Traditional Tan without repainting risk. See the full Existence swatch →

C2 Paint Equivalent of Traditional Tan

At C2 Paint, the closest color to Traditional Tan is Gimlet (C2-945) — very close at ΔE 2.38, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 64 vs 64) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Gimlet swatch →

Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Traditional Tan

At Dunn-Edwards, the closest color to Traditional Tan is Spooky (DE6248) — very close at ΔE 2.47, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 59 vs 64) and carries a warm yellow undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Spooky swatch →

Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Traditional Tan

At Sherwin-Williams, the closest color to Traditional Tan is Dumpling (SW 9616) — very close at ΔE 2.66, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 64 vs 64) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Dumpling swatch →

Magnolia Home Equivalent of Traditional Tan

At Magnolia Home, the closest color to Traditional Tan is Stoneware Pieces (JG-55) — very close at ΔE 2.75, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 63 vs 64) and carries a warm yellow undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Stoneware Pieces swatch →

Clare Equivalent of Traditional Tan

Clare has no exact twin of Traditional Tan. The nearest is Turbinado (PNT100-LT-21) at ΔE 3.5 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 64). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Turbinado swatch →

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