Crème Fraîche
DET654 · #EBDAB5 · LRV 70 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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- 2Jackfruit62
- 3Crème Fraîche70
- 4Lemon Chiffon79
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What Color Is Crème Fraîche, Really?
Crème Fraîche reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DET654 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Crème Fraîche
Crème Fraîche 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 Crème Fraîche
At LRV 70, Crème Fraîche 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 Crème Fraîche 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 DET654 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 | Concord BuffSW 7684 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.5 | 69 | Color page → |
| Behr | Sensible Hue330E-3 · Behr | 1.1 | 72 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Standish WhiteHC-32 · Benjamin Moore | 0.9 | 72 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Soft Candlelight3005-6C · Valspar | 3.9 | 71.4 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Chai Tea LattePPG1089-3 · PPG / Glidden | 2.6 | 70 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Brocade Cream60YY 70/189 · Glidden | 2.8 | 70 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Crème Fraîche 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 #EBDAB5 in HSL space. Pair Crème Fraîche with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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