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DUNN-EDWARDS · DET683

Dunn-Edwards Espresso Macchiato#3D2E26 · LRV 4

Espresso Macchiato reads as a red-orange / warm — very dark — reads black in most rooms. The notes below cover the spec, what Dunn-Edwards DET683 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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DUNN-EDWARDS ESPRESSO MACCHIATO
RGB 61, 46, 38 LRV 4

Color spec

Brand Dunn-Edwards
Name Espresso Macchiato
SKU DET683
Hex #3D2E26
RGB 61, 46, 38
HSL 21°, 23%, 19%
LRV 4
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Black

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
Silent Sea
SKU 0515 · #2A2B2C · LRV 2
ΔE 10.07 (different)
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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 black from that brand.

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.28
All black at Valspar →
1011-10
#433531
Brown Velvet
ΔE 3.28 · LRV 4
8004-2G
#3D2F30
Noblesse Oblige
ΔE 5.44 · LRV 3
6011-1
#3A3530
Fired Earth
ΔE 5.96 · LRV 3.7
8006-12G
#2F2F2F
Tomcat
ΔE 9.04 · LRV 3
V114-3
#2F2F2F
Tomcat
ΔE 9.04 · LRV 2.8

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.38
All black at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6006
#403330
Black Bean
ΔE 3.38 · LRV 4
SW 7630
#392B2D
Raisin
ΔE 6.09 · LRV 3
SW 2838
#432722
Polished Mahogany
ΔE 6.77 · LRV 3
SW 6991
#323132
Black Magic
ΔE 8.75 · LRV 3
SW 6990
#313031
Caviar
ΔE 8.76 · LRV 3

Benjamin Moore

3,919 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.66
All black at Benjamin Moore →

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.73
All black at Behr →
780B-7
#413632
Bison Brown
ΔE 3.73 · LRV 4
BXC-78
#433433
Cordovan Leather
ΔE 4.74 · LRV 4
S-G-780
#493433
Spiceberry
ΔE 6 · LRV 4
790B-7
#393432
Bitter Chocolate
ΔE 6.12 · LRV 4
BNC-21
#3E3335
Double Espresso
ΔE 6.3 · LRV 4

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.27
All black at Magnolia Home →
JG-150
#3F3632
Moments
ΔE 4.27 · LRV 4
JG-05
#31343A
Blackboard
ΔE 11.96 · LRV 3
JG-144
#48474C
Fine Black
ΔE 12.4 · LRV 6
JG-102
#4B3C49
Plum Suede
ΔE 12.67 · LRV 5
JG-97
#40464B
Arches
ΔE 14.7 · LRV 6

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.21
All black at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 256
#3B3938
Pitch Black
ΔE 8.21 · LRV 4
NO. 294
#494248
Paean Black
ΔE 10.76 · LRV 6
NO. 57
#444546
Off-Black
ΔE 11.74 · LRV 6
NO. 254
#50414C
Pelt
ΔE 12.54 · LRV 6
NO. 222
#5D3B42
Brinjal
ΔE 12.95 · LRV 6

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.28
All black at PPG / Glidden →
1002-7
#4B4441
Phantom Mist
ΔE 8.28 · LRV 6
1001-7
#414040
Black Magic
ΔE 9.81 · LRV 5
1013-7
#404149
Napoleon
ΔE 12.81 · LRV 5
FLLW36
#404149
Wright Midnight
ΔE 12.81 · LRV 5
14-05
#3D4645
Dark As Night
ΔE 15.52 · LRV 6

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 10.98
All black at Clare →
PNT100-DP-54
#484745
Blackish
ΔE 10.98 · LRV 6
PNT100-DP-55
#515052
Blackest
ΔE 13.73 · LRV 8
PNT100-DP-77
#604B56
Night Groove
ΔE 15.07 · LRV 8
PNT100-DP-67
#7C4D4C
Vintage
ΔE 17.94 · LRV 10
PNT100-DP-42
#545E66
Goodnight Moon
ΔE 21.07 · LRV 11

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #3D2E26 in HSL space. Pair Espresso Macchiato with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#3D2E26 + #26353D
TRIADIC
#3D2E26 · #263D2E · #2E263D
ANALOGOUS
#3D262A · #3D2E26 · #3D3A26

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
12.99:1 AAA
Sample text on black
1.62:1 fail

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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