Oak Fringe
BD67 · #E5B876 · LRV 52 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Caramelized35
- 2Venetian Plaster42
- 3Oak Fringe52
- 4Colonial Yellow59
- 5Belvedere Cream65
What Color Is Oak Fringe, Really?
Oak Fringe reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how C2 Paint BD67 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Oak Fringe
Oak Fringe 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. Earthy oranges and terracottas warm up dining rooms and entries.
How Lighting Changes Oak Fringe
At LRV 52, Oak Fringe 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 Oak Fringe 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 BD67 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 | Classical GoldSW 2831 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.7 | 53 | Color page → |
| Behr | Pyramid GoldPPU6-04 · Behr | 1.7 | 51 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Roasted Sesame Seed2160-40 · Benjamin Moore | 2.0 | 51 | Color page → |
| Valspar | South HavenM140 · Valspar | 2.4 | 52.1 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Bold ButterscotchPPG12-08 · PPG / Glidden | 1.0 | 51 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Bold ButterscotchPPG12-08 · Glidden | 1.2 | 51 | Color page → |
Similar C2 Paint Colors
The nearest shades to Oak Fringe 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 #E5B876 in HSL space. Pair Oak Fringe with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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