Epernay
C2-639 · #DECEA4 · LRV 62 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Chilled Wine41
- 2Honey Tea52
- 3Epernay62
- 4Banana Cream71
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Epernay, Really?
Epernay reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how C2 Paint C2-639 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Epernay
Epernay 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. Yellows lift kitchens, hallways and kids' rooms with warmth.
How Lighting Changes Epernay
At LRV 62, Epernay 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 Epernay 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 C2-639 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 | Ancestral GoldSW 6407 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.9 | 62 | Color page → |
| Behr | MojitoPPU8-11 · Behr | 1.0 | 61 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Mansfield Tan248 · Benjamin Moore | 0.6 | 60 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Plum Passion6007-5B · Valspar | 2.6 | 63.4 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | FoothillsPPG1105-4 · PPG / Glidden | 1.3 | 63 | Color page → |
| Glidden | FoothillsPPG1105-4 · Glidden | 0.8 | 63 | Color page → |
Similar C2 Paint Colors
The nearest shades to Epernay 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 #DECEA4 in HSL space. Pair Epernay with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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