Wood Smoke
418-2DB · #CBB99B · LRV 50 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Dorian Gray39
- 2Pashmina44
- 3Wood Smoke50
- 4Agreeable Gray60
- 5Pale Oak69
What Color Is Wood Smoke, Really?
Wood Smoke reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 418-2DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Wood Smoke
Wood Smoke 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 Wood Smoke
At LRV 50, Wood Smoke 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 Wood Smoke 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 Dutch Boy 418-2DB 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 | Crewel TanSW 11 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.0 | 50 | Color page → |
| Behr | HayloftMQ2-22 · Behr | 1.4 | 49 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Warm SandCSP-280 · Benjamin Moore | 1.7 | 47 | Color page → |
| Valspar | In for the NightT569 · Valspar | 0.7 | 48.5 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Spiced VinegarPPG1098-4 · PPG / Glidden | 0.6 | 50 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Spiced VinegarPPG1098-4 · Glidden | 1.0 | 50 | Color page → |
Similar Dutch Boy Colors
The nearest shades to Wood Smoke within Dutch Boy'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 #CBB99B in HSL space. Pair Wood Smoke with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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