Sheepskin
0566 · #CFC7BD · LRV 58 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Mindful Gray48
- 2Light French Gray53
- 3Sheepskin58
- 4Pale Oak69
- 5Shoji White74
What Color Is Sheepskin, Really?
Sheepskin reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Kompozit 0566 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Sheepskin
Sheepskin 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 Sheepskin
At LRV 58, Sheepskin 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 Sheepskin 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 0566 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 | Worldly GraySW 7043 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.6 | 57 | Color page → |
| Behr | Smoked UmberPWN-71 · Behr | 1.3 | 57 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | London Fog1541 · Benjamin Moore | 1.5 | 57 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Wet Concrete8006-2C · Valspar | 1.4 | 60 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Storm's ComingPPG1008-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.6 | 58 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Fossil Grey30YY 56/060 · Glidden | 0.5 | 56 | Color page → |
Similar Kompozit Colors
The nearest shades to Sheepskin 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 #CFC7BD in HSL space. Pair Sheepskin with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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