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DUNN-EDWARDS · DE5235

Dunn-Edwards Blazing Autumn#F3AD63 · LRV 50

Blazing Autumn reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Dunn-Edwards DE5235 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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DUNN-EDWARDS BLAZING AUTUMN
RGB 243, 173, 99 LRV 50

Color spec

Brand Dunn-Edwards
Name Blazing Autumn
SKU DE5235
Hex #F3AD63
RGB 243, 173, 99
HSL 31°, 86%, 67%
LRV 50
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Orange

About Dunn-Edwards Blazing Autumn

At LRV 50, Blazing Autumn 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.

Blazing Autumn 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. Earthy oranges and terracottas warm up dining rooms and entries.

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
Taste of Summer
SKU 0982 · #F2AE73 · LRV 50
ΔE 3.21 (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 orange from that brand.

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.4
All orange at PPG / Glidden →
1203-6
#F2AD62
Goldfish
ΔE 0.4 · LRV 50
17-21
#FDAE6F
Sorbete De Melon
ΔE 4.08 · LRV 52
1197-5
#FAAC72
Orange Marmalade
ΔE 4.93 · LRV 51
12-08
#E6B570
Bold Butterscotch
ΔE 5.29 · LRV 51
16-11
#E2B46C
Apollo Gold
ΔE 6.33 · LRV 50

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.65
All orange at Valspar →
V049-4
#ECA75E
Ba-Dum Ching!
ΔE 1.65 · LRV 46.3
V012-2
#FBB16D
Ripe Cantaloupe
ΔE 2.36 · LRV 53.4
3001-5C
#EEB377
Spun Gold
ΔE 3.21 · LRV 51.8
V010-2
#FFAE68
Orange Zest
ΔE 3.27 · LRV 52.9
V047-4
#F1A564
Tawny Daylily
ΔE 3.43 · LRV 46.8

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.76
All orange at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6662
#EAAA62
Summer Day
ΔE 1.76 · LRV 47
SW 6669
#EBAD5E
Yarrow
ΔE 2.73 · LRV 48
SW 6374
#E5AE6B
Torchlight
ΔE 3.5 · LRV 48
SW 9013
#EEB76B
Olden Amber
ΔE 4.51 · LRV 53
SW 6640
#F2AC78
Tangerine
ΔE 5.23 · LRV 50

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.89
All orange at Behr →
290D-4
#F3AC6A
Arizona
ΔE 1.89 · LRV 50
300D-4
#E8AF6E
High Plateau
ΔE 2.97 · LRV 49
PPU6-03
#ECB370
Sunburst
ΔE 3.08 · LRV 51
PPU6-3
#ECB370
Sunburst
ΔE 3.08 · LRV 51
M260-5
#E8AD5F
Mac N Cheese
ΔE 3.38 · LRV 48

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.9
All orange at Benjamin Moore →
146
#F8AC57
Golden Archway
ΔE 1.9 · LRV
124
#EDA768
Orange Appeal
ΔE 2.87 · LRV 44
132
#FDB06D
Tangerine Zing
ΔE 3.04 · LRV
2156-40
#ECB36D
August Morning
ΔE 3.18 · LRV 50
181
#ECB35D
Pan for Gold
ΔE 5 · LRV 48

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.12
All orange at Magnolia Home →
JG-40
#DEB578
Cottage Feel
ΔE 7.12 · LRV 50
JG-45
#D4B670
Bright Days
ΔE 11.01 · LRV 49
JG-43
#DDC588
Heirloom Yellow
ΔE 12.91 · LRV 57
JG-44
#C4B78B
Summer Pear
ΔE 15.67 · LRV 47
JG-50
#C3C198
Sour Apple
ΔE 19.57 · LRV 52

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.87
All orange at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 51
#DCB771
Sudbury Yellow
ΔE 8.87 · LRV 50
NO. 223
#ECC363
Babouche
ΔE 11.01 · LRV 58
NO. 37
#DFC795
Hay
ΔE 12.76 · LRV 59
NO. 16
#D6C39E
Cord
ΔE 14.17 · LRV 56
NO. 251
#C8BD83
Churlish Green
ΔE 16.6 · LRV 50

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 9.85
All orange at Clare →
PNT100-MD-23
#F5CA7A
Golden Hour
ΔE 9.85 · LRV 63
PNT100-DP-59
#C29F68
Good as Gold
ΔE 10.5 · LRV 37
PNT100-LT-60
#DEC4B8
Meet Cute
ΔE 17.53 · LRV 58
PNT100-MD-76
#CF9F93
Subrosa
ΔE 17.76 · LRV 40
PNT100-LT-27
#FDBFB6
Rosé Season
ΔE 19.74 · LRV 62

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 11.08
All orange at Backdrop →
BD-EA
#E5C580
Eames
ΔE 11.08 · LRV 60
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 16.02 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 16.4 · LRV 53
BD-RO
#D2A299
Rosita
ΔE 18.83 · LRV 38
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 19.93 · LRV 65

Similar Dunn-Edwards colors

closest in the Dunn-Edwards deck

The nearest shades to Blazing Autumn within Dunn-Edwards's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

DE5242
Beeswax
LRV 51
DE5285
Antique Brass
LRV 49
DE5222
Orange Marmalade
LRV 52
DE5269
Yucatan
LRV 49
DE5199
Market Melon
LRV 54
DE5297
Paloma Tan
LRV 52

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #F3AD63 in HSL space. Pair Blazing Autumn with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#F3AD63 + #63A9F3
TRIADIC
#F3AD63 · #63F3AD · #AD63F3
ANALOGOUS
#F36563 · #F3AD63 · #F1F363

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.91:1 fail
Sample text on black
10.97:1 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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