Color guide · Dunn-Edwards · Neutral

Fine Sand

DE5324 · #F1D5AE · LRV 64 · warm red-orange tone

DE5324 · #F1D5AE · LRV 64 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.

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Fine Sand
DUNN-EDWARDS · DE5324 · #F1D5AE
Brand · codeDunn-EdwardsDE5324 · all Dunn-Edwards neutrals
LRV64Light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
Undertonewarm red-orange tone
FamilyNeutral
Hex · RGB · HSL#F1D5AE · 241, 213, 174 · 35°, 71%, 81%Display values from the brand. Match it at another brand
Sheen we recommendEggshell on walls · satin on trim and cabinetsWhich sheen where, explained
Where it sits, light to dark
  1. 1Light French Gray53
  2. 2Accessible Beige58
  3. 3Fine Sand64
  4. 4Pale Oak69
  5. 5Shoji White74
Undertone and depth

What Color Is Fine Sand, Really?

Fine Sand reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5324 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.

Room by room

Best Rooms and Uses for Fine Sand

Fine Sand 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.

Light by light

How Lighting Changes Fine Sand

At LRV 64, Fine Sand 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.

Test it in your light, not a showroom's

Most complaints about Fine Sand 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.

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Need It From Another Brand?

Any paint counter can custom-tint Dunn-Edwards DE5324 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.

Same deck, next chip over

Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors

The nearest shades to Fine Sand within Dunn-Edwards's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

Contrast, for text and signage
Black text on Fine Sand · 14.9 : 1 · passes AA and AAAWhite text on Fine Sand · 1.4 : 1 · fails for text

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 #F1D5AE in HSL space. Pair Fine Sand with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#F1D5AE + #AECAF1
TRIADIC
#F1D5AE · #AEF1D5 · #D5AEF1
ANALOGOUS
#F1B4AE · #F1D5AE · #EBF1AE

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