Mac N Cheese
0954 · #FFBF2B · LRV 59 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Chilled Wine41
- 2Honey Tea52
- 3Mac N Cheese59
- 4Banana Cream71
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Mac N Cheese, Really?
Mac N Cheese reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Kompozit 0954 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Mac N Cheese
Mac N Cheese 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 Mac N Cheese
At LRV 59, Mac N Cheese 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 Mac N Cheese 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 0954 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 | CitrusSW 6906 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.0 | 61 | Color page → |
| Behr | Laser LemonP290-7 · Behr | 0.8 | 58 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Yellow Flash2021-10 · Benjamin Moore | 1.6 | 58 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Golden Treasure3004-1A · Valspar | 0.6 | 58.3 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Fall GoldPPG1205-7 · PPG / Glidden | 1.7 | 57 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Fall GoldPPG1205-7 · Glidden | 1.7 | 57 | Color page → |
Similar Kompozit Colors
The nearest shades to Mac N Cheese 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 #FFBF2B in HSL space. Pair Mac N Cheese with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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