Dulce de Leche
CSP-250 · #DFD3BD · LRV 66 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Revere Pewter55
- 2Agreeable Gray60
- 3Dulce de Leche66
- 4Shoji White74
- 5Dover White83
What Color Is Dulce de Leche, Really?
Dulce de Leche reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore CSP-250 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Dulce de Leche
Dulce de Leche 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 Dulce de Leche
At LRV 66, Dulce de Leche 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 Dulce de Leche 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 Benjamin Moore CSP-250 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 | Steamed ChaiSW 9509 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.4 | 67 | Color page → |
| Behr | Natural AlmondPPU4-12 · Behr | 0.2 | 65 | Color page → |
| Valspar | QuillV094-1 · Valspar | 0.5 | 65.3 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Alpaca WoolPPG14-19 · PPG / Glidden | 1.7 | 67 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Wheat SheafPPG14-21 · Glidden | 2.3 | 67 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Barely Beige316-1DB · Dutch Boy | 2.4 | 66 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Dulce de Leche within Benjamin Moore'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 #DFD3BD in HSL space. Pair Dulce de Leche with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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