Desert Mauve
DE6016 · #E8D2D6 · LRV 63 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Pink Quartz53
- 3Desert Mauve63
- 4First Light76
- 5Pink Bliss82
What Color Is Desert Mauve, Really?
Desert Mauve reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE6016 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Desert Mauve
Desert Mauve 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. Soft pinks flatter bedrooms and nurseries; deeper ones make a confident statement.
How Lighting Changes Desert Mauve
At LRV 63, Desert Mauve is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its red 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 Desert Mauve 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 DE6016 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 | DemureSW 6295 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.6 | 69 | Color page → |
| Behr | Beloved PinkS130-1 · Behr | 1.4 | 69 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Orleans Violet1374 · Benjamin Moore | 1.9 | 68 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Barely BerryV078-1 · Valspar | 0.9 | 68.6 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Pink PailPPG1050-2 · PPG / Glidden | 2.3 | 66 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Mineral Mauve10RR 67/057 · Glidden | 2.4 | 67 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Desert Mauve 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 #E8D2D6 in HSL space. Pair Desert Mauve with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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