Final Straw
C2-862 · #E1C9A5 · LRV 60 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Mindful Gray48
- 2Revere Pewter55
- 3Final Straw60
- 4Pale Oak69
- 5Shoji White74
What Color Is Final Straw, Really?
Final Straw reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how C2 Paint C2-862 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Final Straw
Final Straw 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 Final Straw
At LRV 60, Final Straw 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 Final Straw 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 C2-862 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 | Pale YellowSW 7691 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.1 | 61 | Color page → |
| Behr | CrepePPU7-19 · Behr | 1.1 | 60 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Monarch Gold1109 · Benjamin Moore | 2.1 | 60 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Ancient Scroll3008-8B · Valspar | 3.0 | 60.2 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | HearthPPG1093-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.0 | 61 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Prairie House Cream30YY 60/205 · Glidden | 1.3 | 60 | Color page → |
Similar C2 Paint Colors
The nearest shades to Final Straw 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 #E1C9A5 in HSL space. Pair Final Straw with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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