Brilliant Beige
DE5184 · #EFC5B5 · LRV 57 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Mauve It52
- 3Brilliant Beige57
- 4Malted Milk62
- 5First Light76
What Color Is Brilliant Beige, Really?
Brilliant Beige reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5184 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Brilliant Beige
Brilliant Beige 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. Soft pinks flatter bedrooms and nurseries; deeper ones make a confident statement.
How Lighting Changes Brilliant Beige
At LRV 57, Brilliant Beige is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its red 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 Brilliant Beige 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 Dunn-Edwards DE5184 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 | Cosmetic PeachSW 6618 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.7 | 60 | Color page → |
| Behr | Coral CoastHDC-CT-14 · Behr | 1.1 | 61 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Teacup Rose2170-50 · Benjamin Moore | 1.8 | 60 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Misty Loch8003-12C · Valspar | 3.6 | 61 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Spiced OrangePPG1199-3 · PPG / Glidden | 0.9 | 62 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Spiced OrangePPG1199-3 · Glidden | 1.5 | 62 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Brilliant Beige within Dunn-Edwards'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 #EFC5B5 in HSL space. Pair Brilliant Beige with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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