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DUNN-EDWARDS · DE6387

Dunn-Edwards Dangerous Robot#CBC5C6 · LRV 57

Dangerous Robot reads as a red / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Dunn-Edwards DE6387 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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DUNN-EDWARDS DANGEROUS ROBOT
RGB 203, 197, 198 LRV 57

Color spec

Brand Dunn-Edwards
Name Dangerous Robot
SKU DE6387
Hex #CBC5C6
RGB 203, 197, 198
HSL 350°, 5%, 78%
LRV 57
Undertone red / warm
Family Gray

About Dunn-Edwards Dangerous Robot

At LRV 57, Dangerous Robot is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Because it carries almost no measurable hue, it stays a true neutral and pairs cleanly with nearly any trim or floor. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.

Dangerous Robot 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. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.

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.

KOMPOZIT
Orchid Shadow
SKU 0551 · #CBC5C2 · LRV 57
ΔE 2.17 (close)
SHOP KOMPOZIT ON AMAZON →

Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 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 gray from that brand.

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.15
All gray at Behr →
MQ3-28
#CCC8C9
Rock Crystal
ΔE 1.15 · LRV 58
750A-3
#CAC5C4
Vintage Taupe
ΔE 1.28 · LRV 56
780A-3
#C9C6C6
Down Home
ΔE 1.66 · LRV 57
N520-2
#C5C5C6
Silver Bullet
ΔE 2.99 · LRV 56
N180-3
#CBC6C1
Race Track
ΔE 3.45 · LRV 57

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.44
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6274
#CFC9C8
Destiny
ΔE 1.44 · LRV 59
SW 6260
#CBC9C9
Unique Gray
ΔE 2.28 · LRV 59
SW 6015
#D1C5C4
Vaguely Mauve
ΔE 2.65 · LRV 57
SW 7667
#CAC9C6
Zircon
ΔE 3.84 · LRV 58
SW 7657
#C5C8C4
Tinsmith
ΔE 6.03 · LRV 57

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.06
All gray at Valspar →
8006-12B
#CAC8CB
Elephant in the Room
ΔE 2.06 · LRV 58
4002-1A
#CEC7C4
Modest Silver
ΔE 2.14 · LRV 57.8
8004-48B
#C7C5CC
Pebbles
ΔE 3.23 · LRV 56
4003-1B
#CBC9C4
Filtered Shade
ΔE 4.38 · LRV 58.4
4005-1B
#C3C6C7
Gravity
ΔE 4.67 · LRV 56.3

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.2
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
2113-60
#D0C5C5
Porcelain
ΔE 2.2 · LRV
1459
#CACAC8
Metro Gray
ΔE 3.94 · LRV 58
1472
#C7C7C2
Silver Chain
ΔE 5.11 · LRV 57
2121-40
#C3C8CB
Porringer Gray
ΔE 5.52 · LRV 57
CSP-580
#C3C7C5
Seersucker Suit
ΔE 5.85 · LRV

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.61
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 270
#CCC8CE
Calluna
ΔE 2.61 · LRV 59
NO. 286
#D6C8C3
Peignoir
ΔE 4.2 · LRV 60
NO. 242
#C8C3BC
Pavilion Gray
ΔE 4.56 · LRV 55
NO. 228
#D1CBC3
Cornforth White
ΔE 5 · LRV 60
NO. 229
#CCBFB3
Elephant's Breath
ΔE 6.61 · LRV 53

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.02
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
1047-4
#D0C1C3
Ancestral
ΔE 4.02 · LRV 55
1047-3
#D6C4C1
Just Gorgeous
ΔE 5.04 · LRV 58
1006-3
#CAC7BF
Early Evening
ΔE 5.5 · LRV 57
1022-2
#CFC6BC
Intuitive
ΔE 5.52 · LRV 57
1009-3
#C4C7C4
Solitary State
ΔE 5.68 · LRV 57

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.61
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-127
#C7C2BB
Anatolian
ΔE 4.61 · LRV 54
JG-83
#C1C5C5
Loft
ΔE 5.4 · LRV 55
JG-93
#C1C6CE
Cement Pots
ΔE 5.75 · LRV 56
JG-117
#CBC9C1
Earl Gray
ΔE 5.81 · LRV 58
JG-12
#C5C9C2
Wedding Band
ΔE 7.57 · LRV 58

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.3
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-LT-09
#C1C3C0
Motor City
ΔE 5.3 · LRV 54
PNT100-LT-08
#CBCBC5
Windy City
ΔE 5.64 · LRV 59
PNT100-LT-17
#D4CBC0
Flatiron
ΔE 6.14 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-10
#C1CAC5
Grayish
ΔE 8.99 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-35
#B9CDC8
Views
ΔE 13.19 · LRV 58

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 9.09
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 9.09 · LRV 65
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 10.52 · LRV 60
BD-UD
#A4B5BB
Underdog
ΔE 12.11 · LRV 41
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 12.2 · LRV 53
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 15.22 · LRV 51

Similar Dunn-Edwards colors

closest in the Dunn-Edwards deck

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

DEC790
Ice Gray
LRV 57
DE6374
Silver Polish
LRV 56
DE6360
Foil
LRV 54
DE6010
Elusive Violet
LRV 56
DE6066
Desert Rock
LRV 58
DE6331
Bay of Hope
LRV 57

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #CBC5C6 in HSL space. Pair Dangerous Robot with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#CBC5C6 + #C5CBCA
TRIADIC
#CBC5C6 · #C6CBC5 · #C5C6CB
ANALOGOUS
#CBC5C9 · #CBC5C6 · #CBC7C5

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.7:1 fail
Sample text on black
12.34:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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