Parchment
C2-915 · #D9D3C3 · LRV 65 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Revere Pewter55
- 2Agreeable Gray60
- 3Parchment65
- 4Shoji White74
- 5Dover White83
What Color Is Parchment, Really?
Parchment reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how C2 Paint C2-915 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Parchment
Parchment 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 Parchment
At LRV 65, Parchment 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 Parchment 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 C2-915 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 | Natural TanSW 7567 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.2 | 65 | Color page → |
| Behr | Traditional TanPPF-14 · Behr | 1.5 | 64 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Alaskan Skies972 · Benjamin Moore | 0.4 | 63 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Warm Putty6006-1A · Valspar | 1.9 | 64.8 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Gray BeigePPG14-30 · PPG / Glidden | 2.7 | 65 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Soft Herbal Sage70YY 65/090 · Glidden | 1.5 | 65 | Color page → |
Similar C2 Paint Colors
The nearest shades to Parchment 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 #D9D3C3 in HSL space. Pair Parchment with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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