Pieces of Eight
0962 · #FFAF38 · LRV 52 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Caramelized35
- 2Venetian Plaster42
- 3Pieces of Eight52
- 4Colonial Yellow59
- 5Belvedere Cream65
What Color Is Pieces of Eight, Really?
Pieces of Eight reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Kompozit 0962 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Pieces of Eight
Pieces of Eight 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 Pieces of Eight
At LRV 52, Pieces of Eight 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 Pieces of Eight 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 0962 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 | NasturtiumSW 6899 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.2 | 50 | Color page → |
| Behr | Glorious Gold300B-6 · Behr | 0.3 | 52 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Citrus Blast2018-30 · Benjamin Moore | 2.4 | 52 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Pumpkin Butter2007-1B · Valspar | 2.5 | 51.5 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Mango MargaritaPPG1204-7 · PPG / Glidden | 3.6 | 54 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Mango MargaritaPPG1204-7 · Glidden | 3.7 | 54 | Color page → |
Similar Kompozit Colors
The nearest shades to Pieces of Eight 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 #FFAF38 in HSL space. Pair Pieces of Eight with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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