Cave Painting
0147 · #D3BAAE · LRV 52 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Retro Pink38
- 2Vintage Tea Rose47
- 3Cave Painting52
- 4Pale Cherry Blossom61
- 5First Light76
What Color Is Cave Painting, Really?
Cave Painting reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Kompozit 0147 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Cave Painting
Cave Painting 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. Soft pinks flatter bedrooms and nurseries; deeper ones make a confident statement.
How Lighting Changes Cave Painting
At LRV 52, Cave Painting is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. 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. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Cave Painting 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 0147 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 | Classic SandSW 56 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.6 | 53 | Color page → |
| Behr | First WaltzUL110-13 · Behr | 1.9 | 53 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Cashmere WrapCSP-345 · Benjamin Moore | 2.1 | 50 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Dust Bunny2005-10B · Valspar | 2.8 | 50.7 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Forever FairytalePPG1016-4 · PPG / Glidden | 1.5 | 52 | Color page → |
| Glidden | PuebloPPG1073-4 · Glidden | 1.5 | 52 | Color page → |
Similar Kompozit Colors
The nearest shades to Cave Painting 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 #D3BAAE in HSL space. Pair Cave Painting with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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