Cricket White
C2-916 · #E6E1D3 · LRV 75 — warm red-orange tone, very light — near-white, broadens small spaces.
- 1Agreeable Gray60
- 2Pale Oak69
- 3Cricket White75
- 4Dover White83
- 5Moonlit Beach88
What Color Is Cricket White, Really?
Cricket White reads as a warm red-orange tone — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover how C2 Paint C2-916 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Cricket White
Cricket White shines on ceilings, trim and in small or low-light rooms where you need to stretch the light — and as a calm whole-home backdrop. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
How Lighting Changes Cricket White
Cricket White is very light — LRV 75, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. 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. In north light it can read slightly cooler; a warm white trim alongside keeps it from going clinical.
Most complaints about Cricket White 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 C2 Paint C2-916 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 | NacreSW 6154 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.6 | 76 | Color page → |
| Behr | OysterW-B-720 · Behr | 1.0 | 76 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Muskoka Trail974 · Benjamin Moore | 0.9 | 72 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Totten's Inlet7006-9 · Valspar | 2.0 | 75.2 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | OatmealPPG1023-1 · PPG / Glidden | 0.5 | 76 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Cappuccino White45YY 74/073 · Glidden | 1.2 | 74 | Color page → |
Similar C2 Paint Colors
The nearest shades to Cricket White within C2 Paint'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 #E6E1D3 in HSL space. Pair Cricket White with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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