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Behr Windrift Beige#CFC2B9 · LRV 55

Windrift Beige reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr N190-3 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR WINDRIFT BEIGE
RGB 207, 194, 185 LRV 55

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Windrift Beige
SKU N190-3
Hex #CFC2B9
RGB 207, 194, 185
HSL 25°, 19%, 77%
LRV 55
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Neutral

About Behr Windrift Beige

At LRV 55, Windrift Beige 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.

Windrift Beige 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
Overgrown
SKU 0196 · #CEC6B8 · LRV 57
ΔE 4.11 (noticeable)
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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 0.87
All neutral at Valspar →
8005-10C
#CDC2BA
Windmill
ΔE 0.87 · LRV 55
V130-2
#CDC2BA
Windmill
ΔE 0.87 · LRV 54.9
8004-7B
#CFC0B6
Boardwalk Sashay
ΔE 0.94 · LRV 55
V129-3
#CFC0B6
Boardwalk Sashay
ΔE 0.94 · LRV 54.6
M243
#CEC2B4
Mushroom Risotto
ΔE 2.65 · LRV 55.1

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.02
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
1010
#D3C4BA
Rose Dust
ΔE 1.02 · LRV 56
2110-50
#D3C3BD
Gobi Desert
ΔE 2.4 · LRV
989
#CFC4B7
Alphano Beige
ΔE 2.52 · LRV 55
983
#CDC4B5
Smokey Taupe
ΔE 4.07 · LRV 55
CC-460
#CDC4B5
Inukshuk
ΔE 4.07 · LRV 55
SW 6036
#D1C5BE
Angora
ΔE 1.2 · LRV 57
SW 7022
#CCC5BD
Alpaca
ΔE 2.78 · LRV 56
SW 7511
#CDBFB0
Bungalow Beige
ΔE 2.84 · LRV 53
SW 7043
#CEC6BB
Worldly Gray
ΔE 3.05 · LRV 57
SW 6022
#D6C2BE
Breathless
ΔE 4.51 · LRV 57

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.42
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6066
#D5C6BD
Desert Rock
ΔE 1.42 · LRV 58
DE6073
#D6C3B9
New Wool
ΔE 2.51 · LRV 57
DE6031
#CDBDBA
Wafting Gray
ΔE 3.87 · LRV 53
DEC790
#CAC7C4
Ice Gray
ΔE 4.79 · LRV 57
DE6387
#CBC5C6
Dangerous Robot
ΔE 5.28 · LRV 57

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.51
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
1020-3
#CEC1B5
Whippet
ΔE 1.51 · LRV 55
1076-3
#D0C2B4
Gotta Have It
ΔE 2.26 · LRV 55
1022-2
#CFC6BC
Intuitive
ΔE 2.3 · LRV 57
15-28
#CBC1B4
Great Gray
ΔE 2.91 · LRV 54
1021-2
#CFC5B6
Synchronicity
ΔE 3.74 · LRV 57

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.69
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 229
#CCBFB3
Elephant's Breath
ΔE 1.69 · LRV 53
NO. 242
#C8C3BC
Pavilion Gray
ΔE 3.65 · LRV 55
NO. 211
#CEC1AD
Stony Ground
ΔE 5.07 · LRV 54
NO. 4
#CFC3AD
Old White
ΔE 6.06 · LRV 55
NO. 15
#CEC3AD
Bone
ΔE 6.29 · LRV 55

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.19
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-LT-17
#D4CBC0
Flatiron
ΔE 3.19 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-60
#DEC4B8
Meet Cute
ΔE 5.08 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-08
#CBCBC5
Windy City
ΔE 6.41 · LRV 59
PNT100-LT-09
#C1C3C0
Motor City
ΔE 7.2 · LRV 54
PNT100-LT-10
#C1CAC5
Grayish
ΔE 10.57 · LRV 58

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.66
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-127
#C7C2BB
Anatolian
ΔE 3.66 · LRV 54
JG-104
#D1C8B8
Southern Grown
ΔE 4.61 · LRV 58
JG-156
#D3C9B7
Plaster
ΔE 5.15 · LRV 59
JG-117
#CBC9C1
Earl Gray
ΔE 5.5 · LRV 58
JG-18
#CDCABC
Gatherings
ΔE 6.45 · LRV 59

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.22
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 6.22 · LRV 65
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 6.34 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 9.05 · LRV 53
BD-UD
#A4B5BB
Underdog
ΔE 14.58 · LRV 41
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 18.04 · LRV 51

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

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

MQ2-50
Gravelstone
LRV 56
PPU5-08
Sculptor Clay
LRV 55
720C-3
Wheat Bread
LRV 56
HDC-AC-04
Avenue Tan
LRV 56
MQ3-1
Josephine
LRV 54
N170-3
Gray Ashlar
LRV 54

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #CFC2B9 in HSL space. Pair Windrift Beige with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#CFC2B9 + #B9C6CF
TRIADIC
#CFC2B9 · #B9CFC2 · #C2B9CF
ANALOGOUS
#CFB9BB · #CFC2B9 · #CFCDB9

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.74:1 fail
Sample text on black
12.07:1 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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