Burmese Tan
DE5332 · #EECB88 · LRV 58 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Chilled Wine41
- 2Honey Tea52
- 3Burmese Tan58
- 4Banana Cream71
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Burmese Tan, Really?
Burmese Tan reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5332 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Burmese Tan
Burmese Tan 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. Yellows lift kitchens, hallways and kids' rooms with warmth.
How Lighting Changes Burmese Tan
At LRV 58, Burmese Tan 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 Burmese Tan 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 DE5332 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 | AfterglowSW 6667 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.4 | 65 | Color page → |
| Behr | Lol YellowT12-6 · Behr | 2.7 | 63 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Beverly Hills180 · Benjamin Moore | 1.6 | 59 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Home Brew8002-24C · Valspar | 2.6 | 61 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Chunk Of CheddarPPG1204-5 · PPG / Glidden | 3.9 | 63 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Prairie Grass Gold35YY 61/431 · Glidden | 1.6 | 61 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Burmese Tan 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 #EECB88 in HSL space. Pair Burmese Tan with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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