Dave's Den
0420 · #C3BFAE · LRV 52 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Dorian Gray39
- 2Pashmina44
- 3Dave's Den52
- 4Agreeable Gray60
- 5Pale Oak69
What Color Is Dave's Den, Really?
Dave's Den reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Kompozit 0420 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Dave's Den
Dave's Den 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 Dave's Den
At LRV 52, Dave's Den is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its yellow 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 Dave's Den 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 0420 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 | Roycroft Mist GraySW 2844 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.4 | 51 | Color page → |
| Behr | Biking TrailN350-3 · Behr | 0.9 | 52 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Greenwich GateCSP-170 · Benjamin Moore | 1.5 | 52 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Mother Nature8004-26C · Valspar | 1.0 | 51 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Misty MeadowPPG1031-2 · PPG / Glidden | 2.4 | 51 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Grey Birch60YY 51/101 · Glidden | 0.8 | 51 | Color page → |
Similar Kompozit Colors
The nearest shades to Dave's Den 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 #C3BFAE in HSL space. Pair Dave's Den with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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