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Kompozit Inviting Gesture#CDC29D · LRV 54

Inviting Gesture reads as a yellow / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Kompozit 0393 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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KOMPOZIT INVITING GESTURE
RGB 205, 194, 157 LRV 54

Color spec

Brand Kompozit
Name Inviting Gesture
SKU 0393
Hex #CDC29D
RGB 205, 194, 157
HSL 46°, 32%, 71%
LRV 54
Undertone yellow / warm
Family Neutral

About Kompozit Inviting Gesture

At LRV 54, Inviting Gesture 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.

Inviting Gesture 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.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Inviting Gesture
SKU 0393 · #CDC29D · LRV 54
ΔE 0 (imperceptible)
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Closest matches at every US brand

10 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all neutral from that brand.

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.53
All neutral at Behr →
BXC-80
#CBC19D
Wildwood
ΔE 0.53 · LRV 53
710C-3
#CBC3A4
Gobi Desert
ΔE 1.97 · LRV 54
N290-4
#D2C199
Curious Collection
ΔE 2.35 · LRV 54
MQ4-41
#CBC79E
Anjou Pear
ΔE 3.28 · LRV 56
S280-3
#D3BFA0
Practical Tan
ΔE 4.88 · LRV 54

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.05
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
11-27
#D0C6A1
Safari
ΔE 1.05 · LRV 56
1111-3
#D0C6A1
Safari
ΔE 1.05 · LRV 56
1104-4
#D2C098
Sandy Pail
ΔE 2.73 · LRV 54
1101-3
#CEC1A5
Stylish
ΔE 3.25 · LRV 54
11-22
#C5C1A3
Northern Landscape
ΔE 3.33 · LRV 53

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.17
All neutral at Valspar →
6006-5B
#CAC19A
Parlour Sage
ΔE 1.17 · LRV 53.2
8004-22C
#CDC09F
Earth Friendly
ΔE 1.71 · LRV 53
6006-3C
#C7BF9E
Bayou Shade
ΔE 1.74 · LRV 52
V094-2
#D4C4A4
Garden Rain
ΔE 3.15 · LRV 56
3007-10B
#D1BEA1
Country Charm
ΔE 5.05 · LRV 53

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.29
All neutral at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7732
#C8BD98
Lemongrass
ΔE 1.29 · LRV 51
SW 6415
#CFC291
Hearts of Palm
ΔE 3.12 · LRV 54
SW 9120
#CDBB9C
Tumblin' Tumbleweed
ΔE 4.29 · LRV 51
SW 6422
#CBC99D
Shagreen
ΔE 4.35 · LRV 57
SW 6156
#CDBDA2
Ramie
ΔE 4.6 · LRV 52

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.54
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
2148-40
#D3C59D
Light Khaki
ΔE 1.54 · LRV
242
#CEC3A4
Laurel Canyon Beige
ΔE 1.88 · LRV 53
HC-90
#CEC3A4
Crown Point Sand
ΔE 1.88 · LRV 53
1046
#D3C09D
Sandy Brown
ΔE 3.61 · LRV 52
CC-150
#D3C09D
Sandy Brown
ΔE 3.61 · LRV 52

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.69
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5493
#CCC7A1
Floating Lily Pad
ΔE 2.69 · LRV 56
DE6172
#CEBE9F
Bungalow Taupe
ΔE 3.36 · LRV 52
DEC775
#C7C4A5
Sea Glass
ΔE 3.54 · LRV 54
DE5528
#C7C7A1
Watercress
ΔE 4.52 · LRV 56
DEC739
#D9C09C
Golden Gate
ΔE 5.85 · LRV 55

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.37
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 16
#D6C39E
Cord
ΔE 3.37 · LRV 56
NO. 15
#CEC3AD
Bone
ΔE 5.03 · LRV 55
NO. 4
#CFC3AD
Old White
ΔE 5.24 · LRV 55
NO. 32
#C4C6A5
Cooking Apple Green
ΔE 5.33 · LRV 55
NO. 213
#D8C4A8
Savage Ground
ΔE 5.82 · LRV 57

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.51
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-44
#C4B78B
Summer Pear
ΔE 3.51 · LRV 47
JG-48
#C2BFA2
Gold Moss
ΔE 3.93 · LRV 51
JG-50
#C3C198
Sour Apple
ΔE 3.98 · LRV 52
JG-109
#C5BBAC
Solid Wood
ΔE 7.82 · LRV 50
JG-56
#BEC3B2
Clean Lines
ΔE 8.8 · LRV 53

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.18
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-MD-63
#D1D0A6
High Vibe
ΔE 5.18 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-70
#C9CDB9
All The Sage
ΔE 8.13 · LRV 60
PNT100-MD-48
#B5B9A6
Money Moves
ΔE 8.52 · LRV 47
PNT100-MD-47
#C4CEBD
Dirty Martini
ΔE 10.54 · LRV 60
PNT100-LT-60
#DEC4B8
Meet Cute
ΔE 14.09 · LRV 58

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.38
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 7.38 · LRV 65
BD-EA
#E5C580
Eames
ΔE 8.99 · LRV 60
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 13.19 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 17.04 · LRV 53
BD-RO
#D2A299
Rosita
ΔE 21.65 · LRV 38

Similar Kompozit colors

closest in the Kompozit deck

The nearest shades to Inviting Gesture within Kompozit's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

0330
Castaway Beach
LRV 54
0386
Hippolita
LRV 54
0295
Spanish Cream
LRV 55
0274
Polished Marble
LRV 52
0364
Stone Hearth
LRV 57
0378
Garden Hedge
LRV 53

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #CDC29D in HSL space. Pair Inviting Gesture with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#CDC29D + #9DA8CD
TRIADIC
#CDC29D · #9DCDC2 · #C29DCD
ANALOGOUS
#CDAA9D · #CDC29D · #C0CD9D

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.78:1 fail
Sample text on black
11.8:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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