Kitten Whiskers
1003 · #DCD3CA · LRV 65 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Revere Pewter55
- 2Agreeable Gray60
- 3Kitten Whiskers65
- 4Shoji White74
- 5Dover White83
What Color Is Kitten Whiskers, Really?
Kitten Whiskers reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 1003 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Kitten Whiskers
Kitten Whiskers 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 Kitten Whiskers
At LRV 65, Kitten Whiskers 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 Kitten Whiskers 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 1003 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 | LimewashSW 9589 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.8 | 67 | Color page → |
| Behr | Moth GrayN200-1 · Behr | 0.9 | 66 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Warm Fog1002-10C · Valspar | 1.7 | 66 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Casual ElegancePPG1075-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.3 | 67 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Papyrus Paper50YY 65/071 · Glidden | 2.0 | 65 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Weeping Birch405-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.1 | 63 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Kitten Whiskers 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 #DCD3CA in HSL space. Pair Kitten Whiskers with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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