Dunn-Edwards Cabaret#A22D2D · LRV 7
Why this color. Deep saturated red; DE's signature accent and front-door red.
Cabaret reads as a red / warm — very dark — reads black in most rooms. The notes below cover the spec, what Dunn-Edwards DEA152 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Color spec
| Brand | Dunn-Edwards |
| Name | Cabaret |
| SKU | DEA152 |
| Hex | #A22D2D |
| RGB | 162, 45, 45 |
| HSL | 0°, 57%, 41% |
| LRV | 7 |
| Undertone | red / warm |
| Family | Red |
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.
Closest matches at every US brand
9 brands · top 5 each5 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 red from that brand.
Backdrop
Magnolia Home
Sherwin-Williams
Valspar
Behr
Benjamin Moore
PPG / Glidden
Farrow & Ball
Clare
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #A22D2D in HSL space. Pair Cabaret with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.