Cottage Spice
H013 · #A85846 · LRV 15 — warm red tone, dark — high drama, needs strong daylight or warm bulbs.
- 1Turkish Coffee5
- 2Leather Saddle Brown10
- 3Cottage Spice15
- 4Cavern Clay20
- 5Redend Point30
What Color Is Cottage Spice, Really?
Cottage Spice reads as a warm red tone — dark — high drama, needs strong daylight or warm bulbs. The notes below cover how Diamond Vogel H013 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Cottage Spice
Cottage Spice 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.
How Lighting Changes Cottage Spice
With an LRV of 15, Cottage Spice 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.
Most complaints about Cottage Spice 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 H013 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 | FoxySW 6333 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.3 | 17 | Color page → |
| Behr | Airbrushed CopperBIC-45 · Behr | 0.9 | 16 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Egyptian ClayCSP-1140 · Benjamin Moore | 0.7 | 17 | Color page → |
| Valspar | CalienteM104 · Valspar | 1.1 | 16 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Rich ClayPPG16-31 · PPG / Glidden | 2.0 | 16 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Rich ClayPPG16-31 · Glidden | 2.2 | 16 | Color page → |
Similar Diamond Vogel Colors
The nearest shades to Cottage Spice 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 #A85846 in HSL space. Pair Cottage Spice with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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