Quinoa
C2-848 · #D2C4A1 · LRV 56 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Dorian Gray39
- 2Mindful Gray48
- 3Quinoa56
- 4Pale Oak69
- 5Shoji White74
What Color Is Quinoa, Really?
Quinoa reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how C2 Paint C2-848 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Quinoa
Quinoa 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 Quinoa
At LRV 56, Quinoa 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 Quinoa 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 C2-848 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 | Buckram BindingSW 36 · Sherwin-Williams | 4.7 | 57 | Color page → |
| Behr | White OakHDC-NT-02 · Behr | 1.8 | 56 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Bracken BiscuitCW-120 · Benjamin Moore | 2.0 | 54 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Garden RainV094-2 · Valspar | 1.5 | 56 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Safari GreenPPG1111-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.7 | 56 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Safari Green90YY 35/304 · Glidden | 2.0 | 35 | Color page → |
Similar C2 Paint Colors
The nearest shades to Quinoa 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 #D2C4A1 in HSL space. Pair Quinoa with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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