Pale Gingersnap
0173 · #EADDCA · LRV 73 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Agreeable Gray60
- 2Balboa Mist66
- 3Pale Gingersnap73
- 4Shoelace78
- 5Dover White83
What Color Is Pale Gingersnap, Really?
Pale Gingersnap reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Kompozit 0173 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Pale Gingersnap
Pale Gingersnap 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 Pale Gingersnap
At LRV 73, Pale Gingersnap 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 Pale Gingersnap 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 0173 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 | BiscuitSW 6112 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.8 | 74 | Color page → |
| Behr | Antique White23 · Behr | 1.0 | 73 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Lambskin1051 · Benjamin Moore | 0.8 | 73 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Courtyard Tan7002-13 · Valspar | 1.0 | 74.5 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Tea BiscuitPPG1201-2 · PPG / Glidden | 3.0 | 73 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Heavy CreamPPG1098-2 · Glidden | 2.1 | 73 | Color page → |
Similar Kompozit Colors
The nearest shades to Pale Gingersnap 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 #EADDCA in HSL space. Pair Pale Gingersnap with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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