English Scone
DE6108 · #E9CFBB · LRV 61 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Mindful Gray48
- 2Revere Pewter55
- 3English Scone61
- 4Pale Oak69
- 5Shoji White74
What Color Is English Scone, Really?
English Scone reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE6108 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for English Scone
English Scone 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 English Scone
At LRV 61, English Scone 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 English Scone 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 DE6108 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 | Peach FuzzSW 6344 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.2 | 66 | Color page → |
| Behr | Floral BluffECC-16-1 · Behr | 1.4 | 65 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Raleigh PeachCW-205 · Benjamin Moore | 0.8 | 63 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Group HugV087-2 · Valspar | 1.0 | 64.3 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Malibu DunePPG1083-4 · PPG / Glidden | 2.3 | 64 | Color page → |
| Glidden | ScotchtonePPG1069-2 · Glidden | 2.2 | 64 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to English Scone 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 #E9CFBB in HSL space. Pair English Scone with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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