Wild Hillside
V095-2 · #CEC8AA · LRV 57.4 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Dorian Gray39
- 2Mindful Gray48
- 3Wild Hillside57.4
- 4Pale Oak69
- 5Shoji White74
What Color Is Wild Hillside, Really?
Wild Hillside reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar V095-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Wild Hillside
Wild Hillside 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 Wild Hillside
At LRV 57.4, Wild Hillside is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its yellow 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 Wild Hillside 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 Valspar V095-2 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behr | Cilantro CreamPPU9-18 · Behr | 1.3 | 58 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Flowering Herbs514 · Benjamin Moore | 0.6 | 56 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Canary GrassPPG1114-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.7 | 59 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Soft Bronze Glow50YY 55/171 · Glidden | 2.6 | 55 | Color page → |
| Dunn-Edwards | Nomadic TaupeDE6192 · Dunn-Edwards | 4.0 | 53 | Color page → |
| Farrow & Ball | Savage GroundNO. 213 · Farrow & Ball | 4.8 | 57 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Wild Hillside within Valspar'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 #CEC8AA in HSL space. Pair Wild Hillside with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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