Color spec
| Brand | Diamond Vogel |
| Name | Powder Cake |
| SKU | 0202 |
| Hex | #DED7CB |
| RGB | 222, 215, 203 |
| HSL | 38°, 22%, 83% |
| LRV | 68 |
| Undertone | red-orange / warm |
| Family | Neutral |
About Diamond Vogel Powder Cake
At LRV 68, Powder Cake 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.
Powder Cake 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.
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 neutral from that brand.
Kompozit
Valspar
Behr
Farrow & Ball
C2 Paint
Sherwin-Williams
Dunn-Edwards
Benjamin Moore
PPG / Glidden
Magnolia Home
Dutch Boy
Clare
Backdrop
Similar Diamond Vogel colors
closest in the Diamond Vogel deckThe nearest shades to Powder 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 #DED7CB in HSL space. Pair Powder 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 Powder Cake Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Powder 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 0202 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Kompozit Equivalent of Powder Cake
The closest Kompozit equivalent of Powder Cake is Always Neutral (0559). At ΔE 0.5 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 69 vs 68). If Kompozit is your counter, order Always Neutral and you'll get the same color. See the full Always Neutral swatch →
Valspar Equivalent of Powder Cake
The closest Valspar equivalent of Powder Cake is September Fog (6003-1A). At ΔE 0.51 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 67.8 vs 68). If Valspar is your counter, order September Fog and you'll get the same color. See the full September Fog swatch →
C2 Paint Equivalent of Powder Cake
The closest C2 Paint equivalent of Powder Cake is Minimum (C2-833). At ΔE 0.87 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 68 vs 68). If C2 Paint is your counter, order Minimum and you'll get the same color. See the full Minimum swatch →
Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Powder Cake
Dunn-Edwards's nearest match is Shady (DEC774), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1). It runs slightly darker (LRV 63 vs 68) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Powder Cake without repainting risk. See the full Shady swatch →
Behr Equivalent of Powder Cake
Behr's nearest match is Chocolate Froth (720C-2), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.26). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 68 vs 68) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Powder Cake without repainting risk. See the full Chocolate Froth swatch →
Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Powder Cake
Sherwin-Williams's nearest match is Kestrel White (SW 7516), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.41). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 68 vs 68) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Powder Cake without repainting risk. See the full Kestrel White swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Powder Cake
PPG / Glidden's nearest match is Maybe Mushroom (PPG1020-2), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.49). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 69 vs 68) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Powder Cake without repainting risk. See the full Maybe Mushroom swatch →
Magnolia Home Equivalent of Powder Cake
Magnolia Home's nearest match is Locally Sown (JG-112), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.61). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 70 vs 68) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Powder Cake without repainting risk. See the full Locally Sown swatch →
Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Powder Cake
Farrow & Ball's nearest match is Shadow White (NO. 282), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.9). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 68 vs 68) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Powder Cake without repainting risk. See the full Shadow White swatch →
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Powder Cake
Benjamin Moore's nearest match is Light Pewter (1464), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.92). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 69 vs 68) and carries a warm yellow undertone, so it substitutes for Powder Cake without repainting risk. See the full Light Pewter swatch →
Dutch Boy Equivalent of Powder Cake
At Dutch Boy, the closest color to Powder Cake is Pearly Gray (442-1DB) — very close at ΔE 2.3, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 70 vs 68) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Pearly Gray swatch →
Clare Equivalent of Powder Cake
At Clare, the closest color to Powder Cake is Neutral Territory (PNT100-LT-20) — very close at ΔE 3.09, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 69 vs 68) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Neutral Territory swatch →
Backdrop Equivalent of Powder Cake
Backdrop has no exact twin of Powder Cake. The nearest is Cookies & Cream (BD-CC) at ΔE 4.66 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 68). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Cookies & Cream swatch →