Wood Ash
CA140 · #C3BAA7 · LRV 50 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Dorian Gray39
- 2Pashmina44
- 3Wood Ash50
- 4Agreeable Gray60
- 5Pale Oak69
What Color Is Wood Ash, Really?
Wood Ash reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Rodda CA140 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Wood Ash
Wood Ash 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 Wood Ash
At LRV 50, Wood Ash 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 Wood Ash 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 CA140 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 | Peace of MindSW 9510 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.2 | 49 | Color page → |
| Behr | Wilderness GrayHDC-FL13-10 · Behr | 1.3 | 50 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Stone Hearth984 · Benjamin Moore | 1.5 | 48 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Soft Stones6008-1C · Valspar | 1.9 | 48.1 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Summer SuedePPG14-14 · PPG / Glidden | 2.5 | 49 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Sacred Olive Green70YY 49/106 · Glidden | 3.1 | 49 | Color page → |
Similar Rodda Colors
The nearest shades to Wood Ash 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 #C3BAA7 in HSL space. Pair Wood Ash with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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