Helen of Troy
0350 · #C5BCA3 · LRV 50 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Dorian Gray39
- 2Pashmina44
- 3Helen of Troy50
- 4Agreeable Gray60
- 5Pale Oak69
What Color Is Helen of Troy, Really?
Helen of Troy reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Diamond Vogel 0350 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Helen of Troy
Helen of Troy 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 Helen of Troy
At LRV 50, Helen of Troy 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 Helen of Troy 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 0350 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 | Relaxed KhakiSW 6149 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.1 | 50 | Color page → |
| Behr | Celery PowderPPU8-18 · Behr | 1.4 | 50 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Market Square ShellCW-30 · Benjamin Moore | 0.3 | 50 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Good to Grow8003-27C · Valspar | 1.3 | 50 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Dusty TrailPPG1097-4 · PPG / Glidden | 2.1 | 50 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Dancing DolphinPPG1102-3 · Glidden | 0.7 | 49 | Color page → |
Similar Diamond Vogel Colors
The nearest shades to Helen of Troy 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 #C5BCA3 in HSL space. Pair Helen of Troy with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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