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Behr Translucent Silk#E0D5CA · LRV 68

Translucent Silk reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr MQ3-36 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR TRANSLUCENT SILK
RGB 224, 213, 202 LRV 68

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Translucent Silk
SKU MQ3-36
Hex #E0D5CA
RGB 224, 213, 202
HSL 30°, 26%, 84%
LRV 68
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Neutral

About Behr Translucent Silk

At LRV 68, Translucent Silk 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.

Translucent Silk 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 1.72 (near-perfect)
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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 0.94
All neutral at Valspar →
7002-1
#E0D5C8
Clay Angel
ΔE 0.94 · LRV 67.7
V129-1
#E0D6CE
Romantic White
ΔE 1.37 · LRV 68.7
2006-10C
#E0D8CF
Vanilla Steam
ΔE 1.5 · LRV 69.3
1002-10C
#DED2CA
Warm Fog
ΔE 1.82 · LRV 66
6003-1A
#DDD6C9
September Fog
ΔE 2.49 · LRV 67.8

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.98
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 241
#DFD6CB
Skimming Stone
ΔE 0.98 · LRV 68
NO. 274
#DDD8CF
Ammonite
ΔE 2.78 · LRV 69
NO. 282
#DED8C6
Shadow White
ΔE 4.63 · LRV 69
NO. 277
#D9D8D3
Dimpse
ΔE 4.83 · LRV 69
NO. 230
#E6D1CB
Calamine
ΔE 5.72 · LRV 67

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.07
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
988
#DED3C6
Frosted Toffee
ΔE 1.07 · LRV 64
1003
#DCD3CA
Kitten Whiskers
ΔE 1.17 · LRV 65
CC-426
#DCD3CA
Bone China
ΔE 1.17 · LRV 65
1549
#DAD6CC
Balboa Mist
ΔE 3.34 · LRV 66
OC-27
#DAD6CC
Balboa Mist
ΔE 3.34 · LRV

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.22
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
1075-3
#DFD5C8
Casual Elegance
ΔE 1.22 · LRV 67
1020-2
#E2D8CB
Maybe Mushroom
ΔE 1.36 · LRV 70
1018-1
#DDD5CE
Steel Me
ΔE 1.91 · LRV 67
14-21
#DFD4C4
Wheat Sheaf
ΔE 2.3 · LRV 67
1025-2
#DBD7CE
Silent Smoke
ΔE 3.25 · LRV 68

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.65
All neutral at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7516
#E0D6C8
Kestrel White
ΔE 1.65 · LRV 68
SW 7596
#E2D3C4
Only Natural
ΔE 2.01 · LRV 67
SW 9109
#DFD3C3
Natural Linen
ΔE 2.18 · LRV 66
SW 7628
#DED8CF
Windfresh White
ΔE 2.31 · LRV 69
SW 9166
#DCD8D0
Drift of Mist
ΔE 3.24 · LRV 69

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.79
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-LT-20
#E4D6C7
Neutral Territory
ΔE 1.79 · LRV 69
PNT100-LT-18
#D8D3CD
Beigeing
ΔE 3.08 · LRV 66
PNT100-LT-21
#DED3C1
Turbinado
ΔE 3.18 · LRV 66
PNT100-LT-19
#E1DDCF
No Filter
ΔE 4.43 · LRV 72
PNT100-LT-07
#D6D7D2
Seize The Gray
ΔE 5.76 · LRV 68

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.81
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6058
#DCD3CE
Thick Fog
ΔE 2.81 · LRV 66
DEC774
#DBD6CB
Shady
ΔE 2.98 · LRV 67
DEC740
#E5D7C4
Sandcastle
ΔE 3.23 · LRV 69
DE6030
#E2D5D3
Whirlwind
ΔE 4.98 · LRV 68
DE6233
#DCD8C7
Limestone
ΔE 5.08 · LRV 68

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.87
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-108
#E5DED2
Soft Linen
ΔE 2.87 · LRV 74
JG-112
#DEDACE
Locally Sown
ΔE 3.78 · LRV 70
JG-132
#DAD8D1
Yarn
ΔE 4.22 · LRV 69
JG-167
#E3D9C4
Morning Snow
ΔE 4.58 · LRV 70
JG-24
#E4CDC0
Ella Rose
ΔE 5.08 · LRV 64

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.27
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 4.27 · LRV 65
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 6 · LRV 73
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 7.21 · LRV 60
BD-DS
#F2EAD2
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
ΔE 7.44 · LRV 84
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 11.12 · LRV 53

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

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

720C-2
Chocolate Froth
LRV 68
PPU2-05
Sheer Scarf
LRV 68
N190-2
Stonewashed Brown
LRV 67
HDC-CT-19
Windrush
LRV 67
UL170-14
Canvas Tan
LRV 67
MQ3-18
Ginger Sugar
LRV 68

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #E0D5CA in HSL space. Pair Translucent Silk with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#E0D5CA + #CAD5E0
TRIADIC
#E0D5CA · #CAE0D5 · #D5CAE0
ANALOGOUS
#E0CACA · #E0D5CA · #E0E0CA

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.44:1 fail
Sample text on black
14.54:1 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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