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Canary Island

DE6164 · #E9D4A9 · LRV 62 · warm red-orange tone

DE6164 · #E9D4A9 · LRV 62 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.

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Canary Island
DUNN-EDWARDS · DE6164 · #E9D4A9
Brand · codeDunn-EdwardsDE6164 · all Dunn-Edwards yellows
LRV62Light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
Undertonewarm red-orange tone
FamilyYellow
Hex · RGB · HSL#E9D4A9 · 233, 212, 169 · 40°, 59%, 79%Display values from the brand. Match it at another brand
Sheen we recommendEggshell on walls · satin on trim and cabinetsWhich sheen where, explained
Where it sits, light to dark
  1. 1Chilled Wine41
  2. 2Honey Tea52
  3. 3Canary Island62
  4. 4Banana Cream71
  5. 5Lemon Chiffon79
Undertone and depth

What Color Is Canary Island, Really?

Canary Island reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE6164 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.

Room by room

Best Rooms and Uses for Canary Island

Canary Island 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.

Light by light

How Lighting Changes Canary Island

At LRV 62, Canary Island 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.

Test it in your light, not a showroom's

Most complaints about Canary Island 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.

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Need It From Another Brand?

Any paint counter can custom-tint Dunn-Edwards DE6164 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.

Same deck, next chip over

Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors

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

Contrast, for text and signage
Black text on Canary Island · 14.5 : 1 · passes AA and AAAWhite text on Canary Island · 1.5 : 1 · fails for text

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 #E9D4A9 in HSL space. Pair Canary Island with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#E9D4A9 + #A9BEE9
TRIADIC
#E9D4A9 · #A9E9D4 · #D4A9E9
ANALOGOUS
#E9B4A9 · #E9D4A9 · #DEE9A9

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