Pale Ale
C2-622 · #E3C588 · LRV 58 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Chilled Wine41
- 2Honey Tea52
- 3Pale Ale58
- 4Banana Cream71
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Pale Ale, Really?
Pale Ale reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how C2 Paint C2-622 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Pale Ale
Pale Ale 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 Pale Ale
At LRV 58, Pale Ale 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 Pale Ale 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 C2-622 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 | White RaisinSW 7685 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.5 | 57 | Color page → |
| Behr | Ripe Wheat310E-3 · Behr | 1.0 | 59 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Goldfinch187 · Benjamin Moore | 1.5 | 56 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Home Brew8002-24C · Valspar | 1.8 | 61 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Autumn GlowPPG1106-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.3 | 57 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Autumn GlowPPG1106-3 · Glidden | 1.3 | 57 | Color page → |
Similar C2 Paint Colors
The nearest shades to Pale Ale 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 #E3C588 in HSL space. Pair Pale Ale with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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