Dry Creek
DE6122 · #D8C7B6 · LRV 55 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Dorian Gray39
- 2Mindful Gray48
- 3Dry Creek55
- 4Agreeable Gray60
- 5Pale Oak69
What Color Is Dry Creek, Really?
Dry Creek reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE6122 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Dry Creek
Dry Creek 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 Dry Creek
At LRV 55, Dry Creek 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 Dry Creek 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 DE6122 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 | Lightweight BeigeSW 6092 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.8 | 59 | Color page → |
| Behr | Studio ClayMQ2-27 · Behr | 2.0 | 60 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Bleached GrayES-78 · Benjamin Moore | 3.4 | 60 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Desert Fortress2008-10B · Valspar | 0.8 | 60.9 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Cocoa CreamPPG1079-3 · PPG / Glidden | 0.5 | 60 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Cocoa CreamPPG1079-3 · Glidden | 0.8 | 60 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Dry Creek 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 #D8C7B6 in HSL space. Pair Dry Creek with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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