Color spec
| Brand | Kompozit |
| Name | Carrot Cake |
| SKU | 1054 |
| Hex | #A34F3F |
| RGB | 163, 79, 63 |
| HSL | 10°, 44%, 44% |
| LRV | 14 |
| Undertone | warm red tone |
| Family | Brown |
About Kompozit Carrot Cake
With an LRV of 14, Carrot Cake is a deep, dramatic shade. It soaks up light in north-facing rooms and looks richest where strong daylight hits it. Its red 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. Warm artificial light softens it; cool LED can make it look flat, so match your bulbs to the mood you want.
Carrot Cake works best as a feature — a single wall, built-ins, a study or dining room — rather than wrapping a whole bright space. Browns ground a room and pair naturally with leather, wood and warm metals.
Closest matches by brand
15 brands within ΔE 5The closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Only colors within ΔE 5 (close enough to substitute on a wall) are shown — brands with no real match are left off. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all brown from that brand.
Sherwin-Williams
Behr
Benjamin Moore
Valspar
PPG / Glidden
Glidden
Dutch Boy
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams
Dunn-Edwards
Magnolia Home
Farrow & Ball
Diamond Vogel
Hirshfield's
Rodda
C2 Paint
Similar Kompozit colors
closest in the Kompozit deckThe nearest shades to Carrot Cake within Kompozit'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 #A34F3F in HSL space. Pair Carrot 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.
Kompozit Carrot Cake Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Carrot 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 Kompozit 1054 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Carrot Cake
Sherwin-Williams has no exact twin of Carrot Cake. The nearest is Bravado Red (SW 6320) at ΔE 4.82 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 14 vs 14). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Bravado Red swatch →
Behr Equivalent of Carrot Cake
Behr's nearest match is Mojave Sunset (220D-7), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.36). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 15 vs 14) and carries a warm red undertone, so it substitutes for Carrot Cake without repainting risk. See the full Mojave Sunset swatch →
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Carrot Cake
Benjamin Moore's nearest match is Terra Cotta Tile (2090-30), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.1). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 14 vs 14) and carries a warm red undertone, so it substitutes for Carrot Cake without repainting risk. See the full Terra Cotta Tile swatch →
Valspar Equivalent of Carrot Cake
At Valspar, the closest color to Carrot Cake is Toasted Cranberry (2001-5A) — very close at ΔE 2.04, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 12.6 vs 14) and carries a warm red undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Toasted Cranberry swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Carrot Cake
PPG / Glidden's nearest match is Binge Watch (PPG13-15), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.22). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 13 vs 14) and carries a warm red undertone, so it substitutes for Carrot Cake without repainting risk. See the full Binge Watch swatch →
Glidden Equivalent of Carrot Cake
Glidden's nearest match is Binge Watch (PPG13-15), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.8). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 13 vs 14) and carries a warm red undertone, so it substitutes for Carrot Cake without repainting risk. See the full Binge Watch swatch →
Dutch Boy Equivalent of Carrot Cake
Dutch Boy's nearest match is Arizona Sun (306-6DB), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.23). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 13 vs 14) and carries a warm red undertone, so it substitutes for Carrot Cake without repainting risk. See the full Arizona Sun swatch →
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Carrot Cake
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams has no exact twin of Carrot Cake. The nearest is Burnt Scarlet (HGSW 2062) at ΔE 4.09 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 15 vs 14). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Burnt Scarlet swatch →
Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Carrot Cake
At Dunn-Edwards, the closest color to Carrot Cake is BBQ (DE5118) — very close at ΔE 2.25, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 13 vs 14) and carries a warm red undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full BBQ swatch →
Magnolia Home Equivalent of Carrot Cake
Magnolia Home has no exact twin of Carrot Cake. The nearest is On Bosque (JG-36) at ΔE 4.86 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 14 vs 14). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full On Bosque swatch →
Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Carrot Cake
Farrow & Ball's nearest match is Bamboozle (NO. 304), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.9). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 15 vs 14) and carries a warm red undertone, so it substitutes for Carrot Cake without repainting risk. See the full Bamboozle swatch →
Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Carrot Cake
Diamond Vogel's nearest match is Dark Marmalade (1040), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.99). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 14 vs 14) and carries a warm red undertone, so it substitutes for Carrot Cake without repainting risk. See the full Dark Marmalade swatch →
Hirshfield's Equivalent of Carrot Cake
The closest Hirshfield's equivalent of Carrot Cake is Carrot Cake (1054). At ΔE 0 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 15 vs 14). If Hirshfield's is your counter, order Carrot Cake and you'll get the same color. See the full Carrot Cake swatch →
Rodda Equivalent of Carrot Cake
At Rodda, the closest color to Carrot Cake is Smoked Salmon (CA225) — very close at ΔE 3.25, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 13 vs 14) and carries a warm red undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Smoked Salmon swatch →
C2 Paint Equivalent of Carrot Cake
C2 Paint's nearest match is Ignition (C2-568), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.84). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 13 vs 14) and carries a warm red undertone, so it substitutes for Carrot Cake without repainting risk. See the full Ignition swatch →