Alchemy
0251 · #EFD7B8 · LRV 70 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Revere Pewter55
- 2Agreeable Gray60
- 3Alchemy70
- 4Pearly White77
- 5Dover White83
What Color Is Alchemy, Really?
Alchemy reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Kompozit 0251 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Alchemy
Alchemy 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 Alchemy
At LRV 70, Alchemy 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 Alchemy 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 Kompozit 0251 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 | Cachet CreamSW 6365 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.0 | 72 | Color page → |
| Behr | HummusPPU6-11 · Behr | 1.6 | 70 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Wellesley Buff107 · Benjamin Moore | 1.8 | 70 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Soft Candlelight3005-6C · Valspar | 0.7 | 71.4 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Chai Tea LattePPG1089-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.9 | 70 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Chai Tea LattePPG1089-3 · Glidden | 1.7 | 70 | Color page → |
Similar Kompozit Colors
The nearest shades to Alchemy within Kompozit'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 #EFD7B8 in HSL space. Pair Alchemy with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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