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DUNN-EDWARDS · DE6066

Dunn-Edwards Desert Rock#D5C6BD · LRV 58

Desert Rock reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Dunn-Edwards DE6066 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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DUNN-EDWARDS DESERT ROCK
RGB 213, 198, 189 LRV 58

Color spec

Brand Dunn-Edwards
Name Desert Rock
SKU DE6066
Hex #D5C6BD
RGB 213, 198, 189
HSL 22°, 22%, 79%
LRV 58
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Neutral

About Dunn-Edwards Desert Rock

At LRV 58, Desert Rock 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.

Desert Rock 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.

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
Sheepskin
SKU 0566 · #CFC7BD · LRV 58
ΔE 3.55 (noticeable)
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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 neutral from that brand.

SW 6043
#D6C8C0
Unfussy Beige
ΔE 0.7 · LRV 59
SW 6036
#D1C5BE
Angora
ΔE 1.38 · LRV 57
SW 9085
#D5C7BA
Touch of Sand
ΔE 2.18 · LRV 59
SW 6085
#D6C7B9
Simplify Beige
ΔE 2.42 · LRV 59
SW 6078
#D3C8BD
Realist Beige
ΔE 2.45 · LRV 59

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.72
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
1010
#D3C4BA
Rose Dust
ΔE 0.72 · LRV 56
2110-50
#D3C3BD
Gobi Desert
ΔE 1.84 · LRV
1004
#D2C8BD
Desert Light
ΔE 2.89 · LRV 58
995
#D3C9BD
Mocha Cream
ΔE 3.27 · LRV 58
HC-78
#D5CABB
Litchfield Gray
ΔE 4.1 · LRV 59

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.05
All neutral at Behr →
BIC-02
#D6C8C1
Hazy Taupe
ΔE 1.05 · LRV 59
PPU2-06
#D9C7BF
Wisp Of Mauve
ΔE 1.59 · LRV 59
PPU2-6
#D9C7BF
Wisp Of Mauve
ΔE 1.59 · LRV 59
760A-3
#DAC6BD
Regal
ΔE 2.12 · LRV 59
S220-2
#DCC5BA
Artisan Tea
ΔE 3.05 · LRV 59

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.37
All neutral at Valspar →
2004-10B
#D5C5B9
Sand Storm
ΔE 1.37 · LRV 57.7
1004-10B
#D5C3BE
Berry Cream
ΔE 2.78 · LRV 57
8005-8B
#D1C4B6
Perfect Backdrop
ΔE 3.02 · LRV 56
8006-2C
#D0CABF
Wet Concrete
ΔE 4.86 · LRV 60
6005-1B
#D0C9BA
Villa Grey
ΔE 5.68 · LRV 58.6

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.99
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 286
#D6C8C3
Peignoir
ΔE 1.99 · LRV 60
NO. 228
#D1CBC3
Cornforth White
ΔE 4.2 · LRV 60
NO. 242
#C8C3BC
Pavilion Gray
ΔE 4.66 · LRV 55
NO. 231
#DFC2AF
Setting Plaster
ΔE 5.56 · LRV 57
NO. 285
#CFCEC0
Cromarty
ΔE 8.23 · LRV 61

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.04
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
1016-3
#DCC7C0
Cheerful Heart
ΔE 3.04 · LRV 60
1022-2
#CFC6BC
Intuitive
ΔE 3.07 · LRV 57
1047-3
#D6C4C1
Just Gorgeous
ΔE 3.65 · LRV 58
1024-4
#D1C9BA
Moth Gray
ΔE 5.25 · LRV 59
14-29
#D1C9BA
Moth Gray
ΔE 5.25 · LRV 59

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.47
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-LT-17
#D4CBC0
Flatiron
ΔE 3.47 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-60
#DEC4B8
Meet Cute
ΔE 4.09 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-08
#CBCBC5
Windy City
ΔE 7.08 · LRV 59
PNT100-LT-10
#C1CAC5
Grayish
ΔE 11.46 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-70
#C9CDB9
All The Sage
ΔE 11.89 · LRV 60

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.21
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-104
#D1C8B8
Southern Grown
ΔE 5.21 · LRV 58
JG-156
#D3C9B7
Plaster
ΔE 5.64 · LRV 59
JG-117
#CBC9C1
Earl Gray
ΔE 6.26 · LRV 58
JG-18
#CDCABC
Gatherings
ΔE 7.21 · LRV 59
JG-12
#C5C9C2
Wedding Band
ΔE 9.3 · LRV 58

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.35
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 5.35 · LRV 60
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 6.59 · LRV 65
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 8.22 · LRV 53
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 9.38 · LRV 73
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 19.87 · LRV 51

Similar Dunn-Edwards colors

closest in the Dunn-Edwards deck

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

DE6073
New Wool
LRV 57
DE6122
Dry Creek
LRV 59
DE6094
Canyon Dusk
LRV 58
DE6206
Desert Suede
LRV 58
DE6080
Traveling Tan
LRV 57
DEC790
Ice Gray
LRV 57

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #D5C6BD in HSL space. Pair Desert Rock with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#D5C6BD + #BDCCD5
TRIADIC
#D5C6BD · #BDD5C6 · #C6BDD5
ANALOGOUS
#D5BDC0 · #D5C6BD · #D5D2BD

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.66:1 fail
Sample text on black
12.64:1 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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