Color spec
| Brand | Dunn-Edwards |
| Name | Cabin Fever |
| SKU | DET647 |
| Hex | #7C6A55 |
| RGB | 124, 106, 85 |
| HSL | 32°, 19%, 41% |
| LRV | 14 |
| Undertone | warm red-orange tone |
| Family | Neutral |
What Color Is Cabin Fever, Really?
Cabin Fever (DET647) is a warm, medium-dark wood brown from Dunn-Edwards. The numbers back up what your eye sees: a hue reading in the orange range with modest saturation gives it a soft red-orange warmth, closer to walnut or aged leather than a cool taupe. It reads as brown first, never gray.
With an LRV of 14, it sits firmly in the dark band. It absorbs most of the light that hits it, so it acts as a color that grounds a room rather than one that brightens it.
Dunn-Edwards leans on Cabin Fever to anchor its mountain and rustic palettes, and that is exactly where it fits best. It suits homes that want a cozy, enclosing, cabin-like feel, and owners who are comfortable committing to real depth on a wall or a piece of cabinetry.
Cabin Fever leans warm. Its hue sits in the orange zone and its saturation is 19 percent, which is low enough to keep it from ever looking loud, but high enough that the warmth is real and readable. In plain terms, you get a wood-brown with a faint red-orange glow rather than a flat, dusty neutral.
That warmth shows most in daylight and against clean, cool references. Set a crisp white trim or a gray next to it and the brown will look noticeably warmer and slightly redder. Put it near honey oak or orange-toned wood and it can start to feel like more of the same, so watch that pairing.
Always test it against a true white card and against any existing wood floors. Because it is not near-neutral, it will not go quietly beige on you. It stays brown, so decide whether you want that commitment before you roll a full wall.
Best Rooms and Uses for Cabin Fever
With an LRV of 14, Cabin Fever is a statement and contrast color, not a whole-home light. Use it where you want depth and enclosure. It excels on an accent or feature wall in a den, study, bedroom, or dining room, especially in spaces you want to feel intimate and grounded.
It is a strong cabinet color. On a kitchen island, a bathroom vanity, or built-in shelving it delivers a rich wood tone without actual wood, and it pairs naturally with brass or aged bronze hardware. It also makes a handsome front door or shutter color, and it holds up well outdoors on siding for a mountain or rustic exterior.
As an all-four-walls treatment it works only in rooms with plenty of daylight or generous lamp light; otherwise it can close a small, dark room in too far. Keep it off large ceilings, where its depth pulls the room down.
How Lighting Changes Cabin Fever
At an LRV of 14, Cabin Fever needs light to look its best. It reflects only a small share of what reaches it, so a dim room will read almost as a soft near-black brown.
In north-facing rooms, which get cool, steady light, the color deepens and its warmth calms down, so it can feel heavier and more shadowed. South-facing rooms flood it with warm light through the day and bring out its red-orange richness, the friendliest match for this color. East light makes it glow warm in the morning and recede by afternoon, while west light does the reverse, going cool early and warm at sunset.
Bulb choice matters just as much. Warm white bulbs around 2700K push the wood and leather qualities forward, which is usually what you want. Cool daylight bulbs flatten it and can make it look muddy. In any low-light spot, plan for good lamp coverage.
Most complaints about Cabin Fever 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.
TEST IT IN YOUR LIGHT →Cabin Fever vs Similar Colors
Cabin Fever sits in a tight cluster of Dunn-Edwards wood browns, so the differences are subtle but real. Canoe Club (DEBN36) shares the same LRV of 14 and is nearly a twin, just a hair cooler in the mix, so it is a fine substitute if you want a fractionally quieter brown.
Stockhorse (DE6126), also LRV 14, runs a touch more golden, which reads warmer against oak floors. To The Manor Brown (DEBN53) at LRV 15 pulls slightly darker and more chocolate, a better pick if you want the brown to feel less orange and more grounded.
Cocoa Powder (DET631) at LRV 15 is the most neutral of this group, trading some of Cabin Fever's red-orange warmth for a grayer, softer brown. Choose Cabin Fever when you want clear wood warmth, and step toward Cocoa Powder when you want the same depth with less color commitment.
Colors That Go With Cabin Fever
For trim and ceilings, a soft warm white keeps the contrast clean without going stark. Swiss Coffee (DEW342) at LRV 84 or Whisper (DEW340) at LRV 84 both frame Cabin Fever with a warm, creamy edge that suits its brown character better than a bright cool white.
For a lighter second wall color that stays in the same warm story, Forever Linen (DEC756) at LRV 60 or Berkshire Beige (DEC760) at LRV 50 give you a natural step up in brightness while holding the warmth.
For accents, lean on cooler contrast. Maiden Voyage (DEA178), a deep blue at LRV 8, makes a rich, moody pairing on a door or built-in, while Olive Branch (DET503) at LRV 22 brings an earthy green that reinforces the rustic, outdoorsy feel. Warm woods and brass or aged-bronze metals round it all out.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Dunn-Edwards DET647 directly — but if you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches:
Similar Dunn-Edwards colors
closest in the Dunn-Edwards deckThe nearest shades to Cabin Fever within Dunn-Edwards's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #7C6A55 in HSL space. Pair Cabin Fever 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.
The Questions Everyone Asks
Is Cabin Fever warm or cool?
Cabin Fever is clearly warm. Its hue sits in the orange range and it carries a soft red-orange tone, giving it the look of walnut or aged leather rather than a cool taupe. Next to a true white or a gray it will read distinctly warm and slightly red, so plan the surrounding colors with that warmth in mind.
What trim white goes with Cabin Fever?
A warm white keeps the contrast crisp without looking harsh against the brown. Swiss Coffee (DEW342) at LRV 84 or Whisper (DEW340) at LRV 84 both work well, framing Cabin Fever with a creamy edge. A stark cool white can look clinical beside this warm a color, so lean warm on trim and ceilings.
Does Cabin Fever work on cabinets and exteriors?
Yes on both. On a kitchen island, vanity, or built-ins it gives a rich wood tone that pairs naturally with brass or aged bronze hardware. Outdoors it suits mountain and rustic exteriors, siding, shutters, and front doors, where its depth reads handsome in daylight. Give interior cabinets good light so the color does not go too dark.
What does an LRV of 14 mean for Cabin Fever in practice?
LRV is light reflectance value on a 0 to 100 scale. At 14, Cabin Fever reflects only a small amount of light, so it is a dark, grounding color. It adds depth and coziness but will not brighten a room. In dim spaces it reads almost near-black, so it needs strong daylight or warm lamp light to show its true wood-brown character.
How is Cabin Fever different from Sherwin-Williams Roycroft Brass?
They are close but not identical. Roycroft Brass (SW 2843) sits at LRV 15, a hair lighter, and reads a touch more golden and green-leaning, while Cabin Fever holds a more red-orange warmth. Cross-brand matches like this are never exact, so if you are set on Cabin Fever, buy a Dunn-Edwards sample rather than assuming the SW color will match.
Should I sample Cabin Fever before painting?
Definitely. Because it is a dark, warm color at LRV 14, it shifts a lot between north and south light and between warm and cool bulbs. Paint a large sample on two different walls, view it in morning and evening light, and check it against your trim and wood floors before committing. What looks rich in one room can read muddy in another.
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