Chenille
CA055 · #DFCEBC · LRV 64 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Light French Gray53
- 2Accessible Beige58
- 3Chenille64
- 4Pale Oak69
- 5Shoji White74
What Color Is Chenille, Really?
Chenille reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Rodda CA055 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Chenille
Chenille 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 Chenille
At LRV 64, Chenille 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 Chenille 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 Rodda CA055 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 | Rivers EdgeSW 7517 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.7 | 63 | Color page → |
| Behr | HazeICC-22 · Behr | 1.0 | 63 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | White Oaks1080 · Benjamin Moore | 0.5 | 63 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Wisp of Cocoa8004-13B · Valspar | 0.5 | 63 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | SourdoughPPG1084-3 · PPG / Glidden | 0.9 | 63 | Color page → |
| Glidden | SourdoughPPG1084-3 · Glidden | 1.6 | 64 | Color page → |
Similar Rodda Colors
The nearest shades to Chenille within Rodda'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 #DFCEBC in HSL space. Pair Chenille with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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