Speak to Me
0413 · #DFDFD0 · LRV 73 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Agreeable Gray60
- 2Balboa Mist66
- 3Speak to Me73
- 4Shoelace78
- 5Dover White83
What Color Is Speak to Me, Really?
Speak to Me reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Kompozit 0413 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Speak to Me
Speak to Me 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 Speak to Me
At LRV 73, Speak to Me is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its yellow 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 Speak to Me 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 0413 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 | Natural ChoiceSW 7011 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.6 | 73 | Color page → |
| Behr | Whitened SagePPU10-12 · Behr | 1.1 | 74 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | November Rain2142-60 · Benjamin Moore | 1.1 | 71 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Salute7006-12 · Valspar | 2.6 | 72.4 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Wild WheatPPG1123-3 · PPG / Glidden | 0.8 | 74 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Wild WheatPPG1123-3 · Glidden | 0.8 | 74 | Color page → |
Similar Kompozit Colors
The nearest shades to Speak to Me 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 #DFDFD0 in HSL space. Pair Speak to Me with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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