Valspar Rippling Stone#CCC6B4 · LRV 56.3
Rippling Stone reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar V146-2 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Color spec
| Brand | Valspar |
| Name | Rippling Stone |
| SKU | V146-2 |
| Hex | #CCC6B4 |
| RGB | 204, 198, 180 |
| HSL | 45°, 19%, 75% |
| LRV | 56.3 |
| Undertone | red-orange / warm |
| Family | Neutral |
About Valspar Rippling Stone
At LRV 56.3, Rippling Stone 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.
Rippling Stone 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.
Kompozit alternative
The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.
Closest matches at every US brand
9 brands · top 5 each5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all neutral from that brand.
Benjamin Moore
Behr
PPG / Glidden
Sherwin-Williams
Magnolia Home
Backdrop
Farrow & Ball
Dunn-Edwards
Clare
Similar Valspar colors
closest in the Valspar deckThe nearest shades to Rippling Stone within Valspar's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #CCC6B4 in HSL space. Pair Rippling Stone with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.