Celtic Linen
DEC744 · #F5E5CE · LRV 74 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Agreeable Gray60
- 2Pale Oak69
- 3Celtic Linen74
- 4Dover White83
- 5Moonlit Beach88
What Color Is Celtic Linen, Really?
Celtic Linen reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DEC744 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Celtic Linen
Celtic Linen 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. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
How Lighting Changes Celtic Linen
At LRV 74, Celtic Linen 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 Celtic Linen 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 DEC744 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 | Morning SunSW 6672 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.6 | 80 | Color page → |
| Behr | Pebble CreamBWC-08 · Behr | 0.4 | 80 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Durango Dust2165-60 · Benjamin Moore | 0.8 | 80 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Champagne ToastT558 · Valspar | 0.4 | 80.7 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Magnolia SprayPPG1089-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.0 | 80 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Taffy Pull Cream20YY 78/146 · Glidden | 1.6 | 78 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Celtic Linen 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 #F5E5CE in HSL space. Pair Celtic Linen with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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