Dry Dune
DE6114 · #EFDFCF · LRV 70 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Revere Pewter55
- 2Agreeable Gray60
- 3Dry Dune70
- 4Pearly White77
- 5Dover White83
What Color Is Dry Dune, Really?
Dry Dune reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE6114 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Dry Dune
Dry Dune 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 Dune
At LRV 70, Dry Dune 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 Dune 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 DE6114 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 | CoralliteSW 9698 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.8 | 76 | Color page → |
| Behr | Calming RetreatPWN-43 · Behr | 0.8 | 76 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Gentle Repose1149 · Benjamin Moore | 1.3 | 74 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Sahara Dust8004-16A · Valspar | 1.7 | 76 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Spice CookiePPG1063-2 · PPG / Glidden | 2.4 | 75 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Eternal Beige10YY 75/084 · Glidden | 1.3 | 75 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Dry Dune 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 #EFDFCF in HSL space. Pair Dry Dune with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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