Color spec
| Brand | Diamond Vogel |
| Name | Carrot Cake |
| SKU | 1054 |
| Hex | #A65949 |
| RGB | 166, 89, 73 |
| HSL | 10°, 39%, 47% |
| LRV | 16 |
| Undertone | red / warm |
| Family | Brown |
About Diamond Vogel Carrot Cake
With an LRV of 16, Carrot Cake is a deep, dramatic shade. It soaks up light in north-facing rooms and looks richest where strong daylight hits it. Its red 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. Warm artificial light softens it; cool LED can make it look flat, so match your bulbs to the mood you want.
Carrot Cake works best as a feature — a single wall, built-ins, a study or dining room — rather than wrapping a whole bright space. Browns ground a room and pair naturally with leather, wood and warm metals.
Closest matches at every US brand
13 brands · top 5 each5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all brown from that brand.
Valspar
Behr
Dunn-Edwards
Benjamin Moore
PPG / Glidden
Farrow & Ball
Kompozit
Sherwin-Williams
C2 Paint
Dutch Boy
Magnolia Home
Clare
Backdrop
Similar Diamond Vogel colors
closest in the Diamond Vogel deckThe nearest shades to Carrot Cake within Diamond Vogel's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #A65949 in HSL space. Pair Carrot Cake with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.
Diamond Vogel Carrot Cake Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Carrot Cake from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Diamond Vogel 1054 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Carrot Cake
The closest Dunn-Edwards equivalent of Carrot Cake is Santa Fe Sunset (DET458). At ΔE 0.86 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 16 vs 16). If Dunn-Edwards is your counter, order Santa Fe Sunset and you'll get the same color. See the full Santa Fe Sunset swatch →
Valspar Equivalent of Carrot Cake
The closest Valspar equivalent of Carrot Cake is Trolley Dash (P006). At ΔE 0.89 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 15.9 vs 16). If Valspar is your counter, order Trolley Dash and you'll get the same color. See the full Trolley Dash swatch →
Behr Equivalent of Carrot Cake
Behr's nearest match is Airbrushed Copper (BIC-45), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.14). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 16 vs 16) and carries a warm red undertone, so it substitutes for Carrot Cake without repainting risk. See the full Airbrushed Copper swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Carrot Cake
PPG / Glidden's nearest match is Rich Clay (PPG16-31), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.81). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 16 vs 16) and carries a warm red undertone, so it substitutes for Carrot Cake without repainting risk. See the full Rich Clay swatch →
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Carrot Cake
Benjamin Moore's nearest match is Warm Sienna (1203), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.88). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 17 vs 16) and carries a warm red undertone, so it substitutes for Carrot Cake without repainting risk. See the full Warm Sienna swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Carrot Cake
At Kompozit, the closest color to Carrot Cake is Cherry Blink (1075) — very close at ΔE 2.32, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 15 vs 16) and carries a warm red undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Cherry Blink swatch →
Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Carrot Cake
At Farrow & Ball, the closest color to Carrot Cake is Terre D'Egypte (NO. 247) — very close at ΔE 2.35, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 15 vs 16) and carries a warm red undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Terre D'Egypte swatch →
C2 Paint Equivalent of Carrot Cake
At C2 Paint, the closest color to Carrot Cake is Vroom (C2-584) — very close at ΔE 2.78, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 17 vs 16) and carries a warm red undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Vroom swatch →
Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Carrot Cake
At Sherwin-Williams, the closest color to Carrot Cake is Bold Brick (SW 6327) — very close at ΔE 2.94, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 15 vs 16) and carries a warm red undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Bold Brick swatch →
Dutch Boy Equivalent of Carrot Cake
Dutch Boy has no exact twin of Carrot Cake. The nearest is Brandi-ed Orange (308-6DB) at ΔE 4.09 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 17 vs 16). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Brandi-ed Orange swatch →
Magnolia Home Equivalent of Carrot Cake
Magnolia Home doesn't make a true equivalent of Carrot Cake — the nearest deck color, On Bosque (JG-36), is clearly different (ΔE 5.13). For an exact match, any Magnolia Home retailer can custom-tint Diamond Vogel 1054 instead. See the full On Bosque swatch →
Clare Equivalent of Carrot Cake
Clare doesn't make a true equivalent of Carrot Cake — the nearest deck color, Big Apple (PNT100-DP-30), is clearly different (ΔE 6.12). For an exact match, any Clare retailer can custom-tint Diamond Vogel 1054 instead. See the full Big Apple swatch →
Backdrop Equivalent of Carrot Cake
Backdrop doesn't make a true equivalent of Carrot Cake — the nearest deck color, Buenos Aires (BD-BA), is clearly different (ΔE 13.9). For an exact match, any Backdrop retailer can custom-tint Diamond Vogel 1054 instead. See the full Buenos Aires swatch →