Corn Chowder
0876 · #E1C595 · LRV 58 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Chilled Wine41
- 2Honey Tea52
- 3Corn Chowder58
- 4Banana Cream71
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Corn Chowder, Really?
Corn Chowder reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Kompozit 0876 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Corn Chowder
Corn Chowder 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. Yellows lift kitchens, hallways and kids' rooms with warmth.
How Lighting Changes Corn Chowder
At LRV 58, Corn Chowder 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 Corn Chowder 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 0876 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 | Birdseye MapleSW 2834 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.5 | 58 | Color page → |
| Behr | Almond CookieS300-3 · Behr | 1.5 | 60 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Sweeney YellowCW-370 · Benjamin Moore | 0.8 | 58 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Golden RetrieverV093-2 · Valspar | 1.6 | 58.3 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | HayloftPPG12-18 · PPG / Glidden | 0.7 | 58 | Color page → |
| Glidden | HayloftPPG12-18 · Glidden | 1.2 | 59 | Color page → |
Similar Kompozit Colors
The nearest shades to Corn Chowder 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 #E1C595 in HSL space. Pair Corn Chowder with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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