Apple Sauce
0866 · #F4EBD2 · LRV 83 — warm red-orange tone, very light — near-white, broadens small spaces.
- 1Agreeable Gray60
- 2Pale Oak69
- 3Apple Sauce83
- 4Moonlit Beach88
- 5Crème Fraiche93
What Color Is Apple Sauce, Really?
Apple Sauce reads as a warm red-orange tone — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover how Kompozit 0866 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Apple Sauce
Apple Sauce shines on ceilings, trim and in small or low-light rooms where you need to stretch the light — and as a calm whole-home backdrop. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
How Lighting Changes Apple Sauce
Apple Sauce is very light — LRV 83, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. 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. In north light it can read slightly cooler; a warm white trim alongside keeps it from going clinical.
Most complaints about Apple Sauce 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 0866 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 | Fresh ZestSW 9662 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.3 | 82 | Color page → |
| Behr | Smooth SilkYL-W07 · Behr | 1.6 | 83 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Woodmont Cream204 · Benjamin Moore | 0.7 | 83 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Lemon MeringueM321 · Valspar | 2.1 | 81.7 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Vanilla WaferPPG1204-2 · PPG / Glidden | 0.2 | 83 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Crisp CandlelightPPG1210-1 · Glidden | 0.7 | 83 | Color page → |
Similar Kompozit Colors
The nearest shades to Apple Sauce 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 #F4EBD2 in HSL space. Pair Apple Sauce with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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