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DUNN-EDWARDS · DE6221

Dunn-Edwards Flintstone#BBB3A2 · LRV 45

Flintstone reads as a red-orange / warm — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover the spec, what Dunn-Edwards DE6221 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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DUNN-EDWARDS FLINTSTONE
RGB 187, 179, 162 LRV 45

Color spec

Brand Dunn-Edwards
Name Flintstone
SKU DE6221
Hex #BBB3A2
RGB 187, 179, 162
HSL 41°, 16%, 68%
LRV 45
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Neutral

About Dunn-Edwards Flintstone

Flintstone sits in the mid-range at LRV 45, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. 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. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.

Flintstone is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.

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
Roman Ruins
SKU 0225 · #C0B5A0 · LRV 47
ΔE 1.85 (near-perfect)
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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 neutral from that brand.

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.56
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
AF-100
#BBB2A1
Pashmina
ΔE 0.56 · LRV 44
CSP-225
#BFB5A3
Gallery Buff
ΔE 1.13 · LRV
CSP-160
#BCB5A1
Urban Sophisticate
ΔE 1.52 · LRV 46
1536
#BAB5A7
Northern Cliffs
ΔE 1.7 · LRV
CSP-100
#BBB6A9
Cosmopolitan
ΔE 2.02 · LRV

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.74
All neutral at Valspar →
5008-1C
#BCB5A5
Sandy Sage
ΔE 0.74 · LRV 46.6
T690
#BCB5A2
Patrick's Eyes
ΔE 1.19 · LRV 46.3
T579
#C0B6A0
Kiln Clay
ΔE 2.05 · LRV 47.1
6003-1B
#BDB6AA
Frappe
ΔE 2.25 · LRV 47.1
6004-1B
#B8B4AA
Soulful Grey
ΔE 3.09 · LRV 45.6

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.03
All neutral at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 49
#B8B2A2
Silver Gray
ΔE 1.03 · LRV 45
SW 7051
#BFB6A7
Analytical Gray
ΔE 1.48 · LRV 47
SW 7044
#BEB5A9
Amazing Gray
ΔE 2.57 · LRV 47
SW 7037
#C0B2A2
Balanced Beige
ΔE 3.23 · LRV 46
SW 7023
#B9B2A9
Requisite Gray
ΔE 3.49 · LRV 45

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.16
All neutral at Behr →
UL190-7
#B7AF9F
Saturn Gray
ΔE 1.16 · LRV 43
MQ2-51
#C0B4A4
Pasha Brown
ΔE 2.3 · LRV 47
N220-3
#BFB3A7
Smokestack
ΔE 3.62 · LRV 46
UL200-7
#B5B2A9
Silver Tinsel
ΔE 3.66 · LRV 45
QE-34
#B8B6A1
Court Green
ΔE 3.78 · LRV 46

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.16
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-113
#B7AF9F
Renewed
ΔE 1.16 · LRV 43
JG-19
#BDB7AC
Sunday Stroll
ΔE 2.72 · LRV 48
JG-106
#BFB09A
Embossed Letter
ΔE 3.3 · LRV 44
JG-46
#B3B9AA
Flower Jar
ΔE 6.71 · LRV 47
JG-59
#ADB5A5
Early Riser
ΔE 7.56 · LRV 45

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.6
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 5
#B5AFA0
Hardwick White
ΔE 1.6 · LRV 43
NO. 18
#B5B19A
French Gray
ΔE 3.62 · LRV 44
NO. 91
#B4B4A3
Blue Gray
ΔE 4.03 · LRV 45
NO. 293
#C4B2A2
Jitney
ΔE 5.14 · LRV 46
NO. 267
#BBB1AB
Dove Tale
ΔE 5.76 · LRV 45

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.79
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
1021-3
#BDB0A0
Discover
ΔE 2.79 · LRV 44
1007-3
#BCB7AD
Ghost Writer
ΔE 3.14 · LRV 48
1018-3
#BAB2AB
City Street
ΔE 4.7 · LRV 45
14-04
#BAB2AB
City Street
ΔE 4.7 · LRV 45
1028-3
#B7B8A5
Pine Crush
ΔE 4.8 · LRV 47

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.99
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-LT-13
#C2B8B2
Greige
ΔE 5.99 · LRV 49
PNT100-MD-48
#B5B9A6
Money Moves
ΔE 6.13 · LRV 47
PNT100-LT-09
#C1C3C0
Motor City
ΔE 8.08 · LRV 54
PNT100-MD-49
#ABBD9F
Avocado Toast
ΔE 12.26 · LRV 48
PNT100-MD-43
#9AB0AB
Make Waves
ΔE 13.12 · LRV 41

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.19
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-CT
#A89E8A
Carry the Two
ΔE 6.19 · LRV 33
BD-NU
#A4A89F
Nuevo
ΔE 7.19 · LRV 38
BD-LF
#A4AB95
Le Freak
ΔE 8.39 · LRV 35
BD-UD
#A4B5BB
Underdog
ΔE 13.7 · LRV 41
BD-RO
#D2A299
Rosita
ΔE 17.22 · LRV 38

Similar Dunn-Edwards colors

closest in the Dunn-Edwards deck

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

DE6242
Wells Gray
LRV 46
DEC770
Drifting
LRV 46
DE6214
Pigeon Gray
LRV 47
DE6256
Turtle Trail
LRV 46
DE6228
Play on Gray
LRV 47
DEC719
Coral Clay
LRV 45

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #BBB3A2 in HSL space. Pair Flintstone with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#BBB3A2 + #A2AABB
TRIADIC
#BBB3A2 · #A2BBB3 · #B3A2BB
ANALOGOUS
#BBA7A2 · #BBB3A2 · #B6BBA2

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
2.08:1 fail
Sample text on black
10.08:1 AAA

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

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