Lamb's Ear
BD78 · #C8C1A4 · LRV 53 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Dorian Gray39
- 2Mindful Gray48
- 3Lamb's Ear53
- 4Agreeable Gray60
- 5Pale Oak69
What Color Is Lamb's Ear, Really?
Lamb's Ear reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how C2 Paint BD78 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Lamb's Ear
Lamb's Ear 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 Lamb's Ear
At LRV 53, Lamb's Ear 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 Lamb's Ear 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 BD78 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 | RamieSW 6156 · Sherwin-Williams | 4.5 | 52 | Color page → |
| Behr | Washed OliveS350-3 · Behr | 1.0 | 52 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Make BelieveCSP-1035 · Benjamin Moore | 2.0 | 53 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Bayou Shade6006-3C · Valspar | 1.4 | 52 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Northern LandscapePPG1113-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.5 | 53 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Northern LandscapePPG1113-3 · Glidden | 1.5 | 53 | Color page → |
Similar C2 Paint Colors
The nearest shades to Lamb's Ear 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 #C8C1A4 in HSL space. Pair Lamb's Ear with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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