Tallow
0987 · #F7D4AE · LRV 70 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Venetian Plaster42
- 2Colonial Yellow59
- 3Tallow70
- 4Orange Ice76
What Color Is Tallow, Really?
Tallow reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Kompozit 0987 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Tallow
Tallow 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 Tallow
At LRV 70, Tallow 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 Tallow 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 0987 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 | FlanSW 6652 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.9 | 69 | Color page → |
| Behr | Pale HoneyPPU6-08 · Behr | 2.2 | 70 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Crisp Straw2157-50 · Benjamin Moore | 0.6 | 71 | Color page → |
| Valspar | French Pastry3002-6C · Valspar | 1.5 | 68.8 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Chai Tea LattePPG1089-3 · PPG / Glidden | 4.1 | 70 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Orange Blossom05YY 72/254 · Glidden | 0.8 | 72 | Color page → |
Similar Kompozit Colors
The nearest shades to Tallow 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 #F7D4AE in HSL space. Pair Tallow with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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