Grout
C2-994 · #D6D2CA · LRV 65 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Revere Pewter55
- 2Agreeable Gray60
- 3Grout65
- 4Shoji White74
- 5Dover White83
What Color Is Grout, Really?
Grout reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how C2 Paint C2-994 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Grout
Grout 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 Grout
At LRV 65, Grout 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 Grout 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 C2-994 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 | Grey HeronSW 9566 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.0 | 65 | Color page → |
| Behr | BowstringT16-19 · Behr | 0.6 | 64 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Lilac HushCSP-490 · Benjamin Moore | 1.5 | 64 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Goose Feathers8006-2B · Valspar | 0.0 | 65 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Gray BeigePPG14-30 · PPG / Glidden | 2.5 | 65 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Old Fossilstone Grey40YY 64/035 · Glidden | 1.0 | 64 | Color page → |
Similar C2 Paint Colors
The nearest shades to Grout 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 #D6D2CA in HSL space. Pair Grout with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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