Candle Light
0168 · #DDC1A6 · LRV 56 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Dorian Gray39
- 2Mindful Gray48
- 3Candle Light56
- 4Pale Oak69
- 5Shoji White74
What Color Is Candle Light, Really?
Candle Light reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Kompozit 0168 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Candle Light
Candle Light 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 Candle Light
At LRV 56, Candle Light 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 Candle Light 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 0168 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 | Buckram BindingSW 36 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.9 | 57 | Color page → |
| Behr | Grand SoireeT14-13 · Behr | 1.9 | 56 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Arizona Tan2162-50 · Benjamin Moore | 2.7 | 56 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Crushed NutmegM116 · Valspar | 0.8 | 55.8 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Weathered SandstonePPG1082-4 · PPG / Glidden | 1.7 | 56 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Weathered SandstonePPG1082-4 · Glidden | 1.4 | 56 | Color page → |
Similar Kompozit Colors
The nearest shades to Candle Light 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 #DDC1A6 in HSL space. Pair Candle Light with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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