Wild Porcini
250E-3 · #D6C4B0 · LRV 57 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Dorian Gray39
- 2Mindful Gray48
- 3Wild Porcini57
- 4Pale Oak69
- 5Shoji White74
What Color Is Wild Porcini, Really?
Wild Porcini reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr 250E-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Wild Porcini
Wild Porcini 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 Wild Porcini
At LRV 57, Wild Porcini 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 Wild Porcini 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 250E-3 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 | Fresco CreamSW 7719 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.9 | 57 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | King Arthur's Court1081 · Benjamin Moore | 1.3 | 56 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Cocoa DustT576 · Valspar | 0.6 | 56 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | ArmadilloPPG14-17 · PPG / Glidden | 2.7 | 59 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Mushroom Cap20YY 55/151 · Glidden | 1.9 | 55 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Oatmeal Beige413-2DB · Dutch Boy | 0.9 | 58 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Wild Porcini 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 #D6C4B0 in HSL space. Pair Wild Porcini with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Have you painted with Wild Porcini?
Rate it — one tap helps the next reader decide.
Ask a Question