Mom's Apple Pie
0988 · #EAB781 · LRV 53 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Caramelized35
- 2Venetian Plaster42
- 3Mom's Apple Pie53
- 4Colonial Yellow59
- 5Belvedere Cream65
What Color Is Mom's Apple Pie, Really?
Mom's Apple Pie reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Kompozit 0988 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Mom's Apple Pie
Mom's Apple Pie 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. Earthy oranges and terracottas warm up dining rooms and entries.
How Lighting Changes Mom's Apple Pie
At LRV 53, Mom's Apple Pie 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 Mom's Apple Pie 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 0988 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 | Polvo de OroSW 9012 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.4 | 53 | Color page → |
| Behr | Eastern AmberICC-100 · Behr | 0.6 | 53 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Golden Mist2158-40 · Benjamin Moore | 1.5 | 53 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Gilded AgeP087 · Valspar | 0.8 | 51.9 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Bold ButterscotchPPG12-08 · PPG / Glidden | 3.8 | 51 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Peachwood00YY 50/306 · Glidden | 1.9 | 50 | Color page → |
Similar Kompozit Colors
The nearest shades to Mom's Apple Pie 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 #EAB781 in HSL space. Pair Mom's Apple Pie with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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