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DUNN-EDWARDS · DEW348

Dunn-Edwards Almond#E2D2B8 · LRV 67

Why this color. Warm tan-cream DE markets for whole-house traditional palettes.

Almond reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Dunn-Edwards DEW348 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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DUNN-EDWARDS ALMOND
RGB 226, 210, 184 LRV 67

Color spec

Brand Dunn-Edwards
Name Almond
SKU DEW348
Hex #E2D2B8
RGB 226, 210, 184
HSL 37°, 42%, 80%
LRV 67
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Neutral

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.

KOMPOZIT
Maple Pecan
SKU 0174 · #E3D1BB · LRV 66
ΔE 2.13 (close)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 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.

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.46
All neutral at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7537
#E3D2B8
Irish Cream
ΔE 0.46 · LRV 66
SW 7575
#E0D1B8
Chopsticks
ΔE 0.52 · LRV 65
SW 9119
#DDD0B6
Dirty Martini
ΔE 1.51 · LRV 64
SW 7555
#E2D3BF
Patience
ΔE 2.19 · LRV 67
SW 7526
#DFD2BF
Maison Blanche
ΔE 2.46 · LRV 66

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.81
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
14-19
#E4D5BC
Alpaca Wool
ΔE 0.81 · LRV 68
1095-3
#E5D3B9
Almond Brittle
ΔE 0.96 · LRV 67
12-26
#E1D0B2
Assateague Sand
ΔE 1.39 · LRV 64
1094-2
#E3D3B5
Loofah
ΔE 1.43 · LRV 66
1081-2
#E6D0B6
Beachy Keen
ΔE 2.67 · LRV 65

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.81
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 2013
#E4D5BC
Matchstick
ΔE 0.81 · LRV 68
NO. 226
#DECFB9
Joa's White
ΔE 1.54 · LRV 64
NO. 8
#DDCDAE
String
ΔE 2.18 · LRV 62
NO. 3
#E0D5BE
Off-White
ΔE 2.2 · LRV 67
NO. 201
#D9D2C1
Shaded White
ΔE 4.33 · LRV 65

Benjamin Moore

3,919 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.98
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
1052
#E2D0B6
Sea
ΔE 0.98 · LRV 65
CC-370
#E2D0B6
Sea
ΔE 0.98 · LRV 65
CSP-275
#DFD1BA
Bare
ΔE 1.13 · LRV 65
958
#E3D3B4
Ocean
ΔE 1.76 · LRV 66
233
#DFD4BC
Cream
ΔE 2.16 · LRV 66

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.17
All neutral at Valspar →
M109
#DFD1B6
Luscious Latte
ΔE 1.17 · LRV 64.5
V094-1
#DED2BB
Quill
ΔE 1.73 · LRV 65.3
T566
#E1CFB8
Woolen Sox
ΔE 1.85 · LRV 64
6007-3B
#E1D5B8
Fennel Splash
ΔE 2.5 · LRV 66.9
8004-22B
#DED4BA
Dance With the Wind
ΔE 2.8 · LRV 66

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.7
All neutral at Behr →
PPU7-18
#E7D3B8
Sand Pearl
ΔE 1.7 · LRV 67
MQ3-16
#DFD1B4
Limescent
ΔE 1.71 · LRV 65
PPU4-12
#DED2BC
Natural Almond
ΔE 1.84 · LRV 65
QE-10
#E4D2BE
Stone Wash
ΔE 2.91 · LRV 66
S240-2
#E3D1BE
Rice Crackers
ΔE 3.32 · LRV 66

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 3
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-LT-21
#DED3C1
Turbinado
ΔE 3 · LRV 66
PNT100-LT-20
#E4D6C7
Neutral Territory
ΔE 4.29 · LRV 69
PNT100-LT-68
#DFDDCB
Greenish
ΔE 6.63 · LRV 72
PNT100-LT-18
#D8D3CD
Beigeing
ΔE 8.02 · LRV 66
PNT100-LT-71
#F7CFB0
Before Sunrise
ΔE 8.55 · LRV 68

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.04
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-167
#E3D9C4
Morning Snow
ΔE 3.04 · LRV 70
JG-105
#D7CEAB
Tapestry Thread
ΔE 5.22 · LRV 62
JG-112
#DEDACE
Locally Sown
ΔE 6.52 · LRV 70
JG-24
#E4CDC0
Ella Rose
ΔE 7.52 · LRV 64
JG-55
#D1D1C5
Stoneware Pieces
ΔE 7.87 · LRV 63

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #E2D2B8 in HSL space. Pair Almond with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#E2D2B8 + #B8C8E2
TRIADIC
#E2D2B8 · #B8E2D2 · #D2B8E2
ANALOGOUS
#E2BDB8 · #E2D2B8 · #DDE2B8

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.48:1 fail
Sample text on black
14.14:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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