Bedtime Story
1009 · #E0B494 · LRV 51 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Caramelized35
- 2Venetian Plaster42
- 3Bedtime Story51
- 4Colonial Yellow59
- 5Belvedere Cream65
What Color Is Bedtime Story, Really?
Bedtime Story reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Diamond Vogel 1009 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Bedtime Story
Bedtime Story 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 Bedtime Story
At LRV 51, Bedtime Story 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 Bedtime Story 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 Diamond Vogel 1009 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 | Soft ApricotSW 6352 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.4 | 50 | Color page → |
| Behr | CanewoodECC-40-1 · Behr | 3.2 | 50 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Cinnamon 'n Spice1215 · Benjamin Moore | 2.7 | 51 | Color page → |
| Valspar | DiplomaticM125 · Valspar | 2.2 | 49.7 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Gentle DoePPG1201-4 · PPG / Glidden | 1.5 | 53 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Soft Copper Orange80YR 48/274 · Glidden | 1.9 | 48 | Color page → |
Similar Diamond Vogel Colors
The nearest shades to Bedtime Story within Diamond Vogel'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 #E0B494 in HSL space. Pair Bedtime Story with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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