Wispy White
1030 · #FFC196 · LRV 62 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Caramelized35
- 2Venetian Plaster42
- 3Wispy White62
- 4Naive Peach69
- 5Juno Peach74
What Color Is Wispy White, Really?
Wispy White reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Kompozit 1030 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Wispy White
Wispy White 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 Wispy White
At LRV 62, Wispy White 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 Wispy White 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 1030 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 | Avid ApricotSW 6639 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.8 | 62 | Color page → |
| Behr | Apricot Light280B-4 · Behr | 2.2 | 63 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Peach Pudding137 · Benjamin Moore | 2.2 | 62 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Frosting on the CakeV047-3 · Valspar | 2.9 | 60.7 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Shrimp ToastPPG1197-4 · PPG / Glidden | 3.0 | 62 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Shrimp ToastPPG1197-4 · Glidden | 2.8 | 62 | Color page → |
Similar Kompozit Colors
The nearest shades to Wispy White 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 #FFC196 in HSL space. Pair Wispy White with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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