Durango Dust
DE5380 · #FBE3A1 · LRV 72 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Durango Dust, Really?
Durango Dust reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5380 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Durango Dust
Durango Dust 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. Yellows lift kitchens, hallways and kids' rooms with warmth.
How Lighting Changes Durango Dust
At LRV 72, Durango Dust 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 Durango Dust 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 DE5380 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 | Venetian YellowSW 1666 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.5 | 77 | Color page → |
| Behr | Polka Dot SkirtP280-3 · Behr | 0.9 | 78 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Golden Honey297 · Benjamin Moore | 0.6 | 73 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Peach Tickle3002-2B · Valspar | 1.8 | 78.7 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Wright Cornfield TanFLLW785 · PPG / Glidden | 2.3 | 81 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Buttered Sweet Corn45YY 74/383 · Glidden | 1.3 | 74 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Durango Dust 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 #FBE3A1 in HSL space. Pair Durango Dust with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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