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DUNN-EDWARDS · DE6122

Dunn-Edwards Dry Creek#D8C7B6 · LRV 59

Dry Creek reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Dunn-Edwards DE6122 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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DUNN-EDWARDS DRY CREEK
RGB 216, 199, 182 LRV 59

Color spec

Brand Dunn-Edwards
Name Dry Creek
SKU DE6122
Hex #D8C7B6
RGB 216, 199, 182
HSL 30°, 30%, 78%
LRV 59
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Pink

About Dunn-Edwards Dry Creek

At LRV 59, 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.

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. Soft pinks flatter bedrooms and nurseries; deeper ones make a confident statement.

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
Ivory Ridge
SKU 0182 · #D9C9B8 · LRV 60
ΔE 0.64 (imperceptible)
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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 pink from that brand.

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.66
All pink at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6099
#D7C5B3
Sand Dollar
ΔE 0.66 · LRV 58
SW 6092
#DAC8B8
Lightweight Beige
ΔE 0.83 · LRV 60
SW 6085
#D6C7B9
Simplify Beige
ΔE 1.24 · LRV 59
SW 9094
#DCC7B3
Playa Arenosa
ΔE 1.63 · LRV 59
SW 9085
#D5C7BA
Touch of Sand
ΔE 1.72 · LRV 59

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.8
All pink at Behr →
MQ3-9
#DAC7B5
Loft Light
ΔE 0.8 · LRV 59
MQ3-10
#D4C5B3
French Beige
ΔE 1.35 · LRV 57
MQ2-27
#D7C9B6
Studio Clay
ΔE 1.99 · LRV 60
PPU5-12
#D6CABB
Almond Wisp
ΔE 2.17 · LRV 60
UL160-16
#D6C7B0
Parachute Silk
ΔE 3.06 · LRV 58

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.83
All pink at Valspar →
2008-10B
#DACAB9
Desert Fortress
ΔE 0.83 · LRV 60.9
8005-8B
#D1C4B6
Perfect Backdrop
ΔE 1.94 · LRV 56
2004-10B
#D5C5B9
Sand Storm
ΔE 2.19 · LRV 57.7
3007-10C
#DACCB7
Rattan Basket
ΔE 2.84 · LRV 61.4
6005-1B
#D0C9BA
Villa Grey
ΔE 4.56 · LRV 58.6

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.85
All pink at PPG / Glidden →
1079-3
#DBC8B6
Cocoa Cream
ΔE 0.85 · LRV 60
1019-2
#D6CBBF
In The Buff
ΔE 2.83 · LRV 61
14-17
#D7C8B1
Armadillo
ΔE 3.05 · LRV 59
1024-4
#D1C9BA
Moth Gray
ΔE 4.05 · LRV 59
14-29
#D1C9BA
Moth Gray
ΔE 4.05 · LRV 59

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.25
All pink at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 264
#D6C2AC
Oxford Stone
ΔE 2.25 · LRV 56
NO. 213
#D8C4A8
Savage Ground
ΔE 4.07 · LRV 57
NO. 231
#DFC2AF
Setting Plaster
ΔE 4.7 · LRV 57
NO. 228
#D1CBC3
Cornforth White
ΔE 5.21 · LRV 60
NO. 286
#D6C8C3
Peignoir
ΔE 5.42 · LRV 60

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.62
All pink at Benjamin Moore →
HC-78
#D5CABB
Litchfield Gray
ΔE 2.62 · LRV 59
995
#D3C9BD
Mocha Cream
ΔE 3.09 · LRV 58
1004
#D2C8BD
Desert Light
ΔE 3.23 · LRV 58
ES-78
#D4CAB9
Bleached Gray
ΔE 3.38 · LRV 0
CSP-220
#D5CBB8
Lace Handkerchief
ΔE 3.86 · LRV

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.57
All pink at Magnolia Home →
JG-156
#D3C9B7
Plaster
ΔE 3.57 · LRV 59
JG-104
#D1C8B8
Southern Grown
ΔE 3.69 · LRV 58
JG-18
#CDCABC
Gatherings
ΔE 6.52 · LRV 59
JG-117
#CBC9C1
Earl Gray
ΔE 6.92 · LRV 58
JG-26
#E8C3B8
Cabbage Rose
ΔE 9.07 · LRV 60

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.65
All pink at Clare →
PNT100-LT-17
#D4CBC0
Flatiron
ΔE 3.65 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-60
#DEC4B8
Meet Cute
ΔE 5.22 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-08
#CBCBC5
Windy City
ΔE 8.06 · LRV 59
PNT100-LT-70
#C9CDB9
All The Sage
ΔE 10.66 · LRV 60
PNT100-MD-47
#C4CEBD
Dirty Martini
ΔE 12.85 · LRV 60

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.02
All pink at Backdrop →
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 5.02 · LRV 60
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 5.08 · LRV 65
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 7.17 · LRV 73
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 9.03 · LRV 53
BD-EA
#E5C580
Eames
ΔE 13.71 · LRV 60

Similar Dunn-Edwards colors

closest in the Dunn-Edwards deck

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.

DE6206
Desert Suede
LRV 58
DE6066
Desert Rock
LRV 58
DE6094
Canyon Dusk
LRV 58
DE6073
New Wool
LRV 57
DE6192
Nomadic Taupe
LRV 57
DEC767
Riverbed
LRV 57

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.

COMPLEMENTARY
#D8C7B6 + #B6C7D8
TRIADIC
#D8C7B6 · #B6D8C7 · #C7B6D8
ANALOGOUS
#D8B6B6 · #D8C7B6 · #D8D8B6

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.65:1 fail
Sample text on black
12.76:1 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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