Prairie Dust (Behr N330-2)
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Prairie Dust (Behr N330-2) is a light, warm beige from Behr: LRV 68.1, so it reflects about 68 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Prairie Dust
Four Behr colors picked for Prairie Dust by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Behr did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Prairie Dust, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Warm Winter | SW 9506 | 70 | 1.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Nature's Essentials | 1521 | 64.8 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Light Raffia | 3008-10B | 70 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Antique White | 1024-2 | 70 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr beige colors nearest to Prairie Dust (LRV 68.1 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Prairie Dust
Darker than Prairie Dust
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | N330-2 |
| Hex | #DDD7C6 |
| RGB | 221, 215, 198 |
| HSL | 44°, 25%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 68.1 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.0, -0.8, 9.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Prairie Dust (Behr N330-2), published as #DDD7C6
#CCCDC4
#EFE1C6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Prairie Dust (Behr N330-2)?
- Prairie Dust has an LRV of 68.1 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Prairie Dust is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Prairie Dust in another brand?
- Nature's Essentials (BM 1521) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Prairie Dust warm or cool?
- Behr lists Prairie Dust as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.1; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); LRV is not published by Behr for this color and is estimated here from the color's own hex value. Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.