Cable Knit
CC-306 · #E2D2B3 · LRV 63 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Light French Gray53
- 2Accessible Beige58
- 3Cable Knit63
- 4Pale Oak69
- 5Shoji White74
What Color Is Cable Knit, Really?
Cable Knit reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore CC-306 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Cable Knit
Cable Knit 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 Cable Knit
At LRV 63, Cable Knit 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 Cable Knit 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 Benjamin Moore CC-306 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 | Irish CreamSW 7537 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.0 | 66 | Color page → |
| Behr | Comfy BeigeN290-3 · Behr | 1.3 | 66 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Consommé8003-23B · Valspar | 1.6 | 65 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | LoofahPPG1094-2 · PPG / Glidden | 0.7 | 66 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Ivory Coast40YY 64/165 · Glidden | 0.8 | 64 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Barely Beige316-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.3 | 66 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Cable Knit within Benjamin Moore'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 #E2D2B3 in HSL space. Pair Cable Knit with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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