Lioness
C2-605 · #DFBB82 · LRV 53 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Peristyle Brass30
- 2Chilled Wine41
- 3Lioness53
- 4Jackfruit62
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Lioness, Really?
Lioness reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how C2 Paint C2-605 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Lioness
Lioness 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 Lioness
At LRV 53, Lioness 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 Lioness 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 C2-605 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 | Cupola YellowSW 7692 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.6 | 53 | Color page → |
| Behr | Royal GoldM280-4 · Behr | 1.9 | 54 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Roasted Sesame Seed2160-40 · Benjamin Moore | 0.9 | 51 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Harpswell Green3007-5C · Valspar | 1.1 | 52.7 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | HummusPPG16-10 · PPG / Glidden | 2.4 | 52 | Color page → |
| Glidden | HummusPPG16-10 · Glidden | 2.1 | 52 | Color page → |
Similar C2 Paint Colors
The nearest shades to Lioness 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 #DFBB82 in HSL space. Pair Lioness with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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