Old Prairie
2143-50 · #E2E0D1 · LRV 74 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Agreeable Gray60
- 2Pale Oak69
- 3Old Prairie74
- 4Dover White83
- 5Moonlit Beach88
What Color Is Old Prairie, Really?
Old Prairie reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 2143-50 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Old Prairie
Old Prairie 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 Old Prairie
At LRV 74, Old Prairie is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its yellow 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 Old Prairie 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 2143-50 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 | Natural ChoiceSW 7011 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.7 | 73 | Color page → |
| Behr | Moss MistS380-1 · Behr | 1.9 | 74 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Pale Oak Grove5008-3A · Valspar | 2.4 | 74.9 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | FocusPPG1008-1 · PPG / Glidden | 1.0 | 74 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Cat Grass90YY 74/080 · Glidden | 0.2 | 74 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Worn Pages016W · Dutch Boy | 2.4 | 74 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Old Prairie 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 #E2E0D1 in HSL space. Pair Old Prairie with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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