White Elephant
0223 · #E3DBC8 · LRV 71 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Agreeable Gray60
- 2Balboa Mist66
- 3White Elephant71
- 4Pearly White77
- 5Dover White83
What Color Is White Elephant, Really?
White Elephant reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Kompozit 0223 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for White Elephant
White Elephant 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 White Elephant
At LRV 71, White Elephant 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 White Elephant 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 0223 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 | Neutral GroundSW 7568 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.2 | 70 | Color page → |
| Behr | Chartreuse FrostMQ3-17 · Behr | 0.8 | 71 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Spring in Aspen954 · Benjamin Moore | 0.7 | 71 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Daybreak6008-3A · Valspar | 1.2 | 71.2 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Botany BeigePPG15-27 · PPG / Glidden | 1.2 | 71 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Botany BeigePPG15-27 · Glidden | 1.7 | 71 | Color page → |
Similar Kompozit Colors
The nearest shades to White Elephant 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 #E3DBC8 in HSL space. Pair White Elephant with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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