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DUNN-EDWARDS · DE6142

Dunn-Edwards Floating Feather#E9D8C2 · LRV 70

Floating Feather reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Dunn-Edwards DE6142 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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DUNN-EDWARDS FLOATING FEATHER
RGB 233, 216, 194 LRV 70

Color spec

Brand Dunn-Edwards
Name Floating Feather
SKU DE6142
Hex #E9D8C2
RGB 233, 216, 194
HSL 34°, 47%, 84%
LRV 70
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Neutral

About Dunn-Edwards Floating Feather

At LRV 70, Floating Feather 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.

Floating Feather 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.

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
What Inheritance?
SKU 0293 · #E8D7BC · LRV 69
ΔE 1.94 (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.

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.44
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
1087-3
#EAD8C1
Antique Parchment
ΔE 0.44 · LRV 70
1080-1
#EADAC6
Oatmeal Cookie
ΔE 0.85 · LRV 72
12-13
#E8DBC4
Camel Tan
ΔE 2.12 · LRV 72
1083-3
#EED8C2
Oak Buff
ΔE 2.21 · LRV 71
1085-2
#E4D9C5
Bone White
ΔE 2.57 · LRV 70

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.51
All neutral at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7572
#E7D7C2
Lotus Pod
ΔE 0.51 · LRV 69
SW 7573
#E9D9C0
Eaglet Beige
ΔE 1.44 · LRV 71
SW 7553
#E7D7C6
Fragile Beauty
ΔE 1.93 · LRV 70
SW 7574
#E7D8BE
Echelon Ecru
ΔE 2.12 · LRV 70
SW 2833
#E8D9BD
Roycroft Vellum
ΔE 2.78 · LRV 70

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.74
All neutral at Behr →
HDC-WR15-8
#EBD9C1
Steamed Milk
ΔE 0.74 · LRV 71
MQ3-41
#E8D9C2
Moongaze
ΔE 1.16 · LRV 71
S280-2
#E9D6C1
Beach Grass
ΔE 1.2 · LRV 69
S260-1
#ECD8C2
Plantation Tan
ΔE 1.35 · LRV 71
PPU4-10
#ECD7C1
Porcelain Skin
ΔE 1.78 · LRV 70

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.14
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
1072
#EADAC2
Sand Dunes
ΔE 1.14 · LRV 70
1142
#EBD7BF
Painted Sands
ΔE 1.19 · LRV 69
1087
#EAD6BD
Creamy Satin
ΔE 1.35 · LRV 68
1073
#E7D8BE
Malton
ΔE 2.12 · LRV 67
1094
#E8DAC1
Barbados Sand
ΔE 2.18 · LRV 70

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.22
All neutral at Valspar →
V166
#E9DAC7
Biscuit Crumbs
ΔE 1.22 · LRV 71.6
8007-11E
#E9D8C5
Soft-Spoken
ΔE 1.24 · LRV 70
7007-11
#E8DAC6
Antique Buff
ΔE 1.3 · LRV 72
T568
#E9DAC1
Buttermilk
ΔE 1.8 · LRV 71.5
7003-2
#E5D9C3
Unforgettable
ΔE 2.34 · LRV 70.4

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.97
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 2013
#E4D5BC
Matchstick
ΔE 1.97 · LRV 68
NO. 3
#E0D5BE
Off-White
ΔE 3.16 · LRV 67
NO. 1
#E8DEC9
Lime White
ΔE 3.32 · LRV 74
NO. 282
#DED8C6
Shadow White
ΔE 4.87 · LRV 69
NO. 202
#EFD6C7
Pink Ground
ΔE 5.54 · LRV 71

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.44
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-34
#EBDCCC
Dutch Tulip
ΔE 2.44 · LRV 73
JG-167
#E3D9C4
Morning Snow
ΔE 3.15 · LRV 70
JG-153
#E6DECE
Castle Cream
ΔE 4.07 · LRV 74
JG-108
#E5DED2
Soft Linen
ΔE 4.96 · LRV 74
JG-112
#DEDACE
Locally Sown
ΔE 5.99 · LRV 70

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.67
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-LT-20
#E4D6C7
Neutral Territory
ΔE 2.67 · LRV 69
PNT100-LT-21
#DED3C1
Turbinado
ΔE 2.89 · LRV 66
PNT100-LT-19
#E1DDCF
No Filter
ΔE 5.85 · LRV 72
PNT100-LT-68
#DFDDCB
Greenish
ΔE 6.81 · LRV 72
PNT100-LT-69
#D7DCD3
Rain Check
ΔE 10.24 · LRV 70

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.17
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 4.17 · LRV 73
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 5.01 · LRV 65
BD-DS
#F2EAD2
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
ΔE 5.79 · LRV 84
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 7.05 · LRV 60
BD-JA
#EFEDE3
Jane
ΔE 8.2 · LRV 86

Similar Dunn-Edwards colors

closest in the Dunn-Edwards deck

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

DEC740
Sandcastle
LRV 69
DE6198
Cream Wave
LRV 72
DE6191
Exclusive Ivory
LRV 69
DEC758
Cashmere
LRV 73
DEC753
Almond
LRV 73
DE6171
Sand Dollar
LRV 68

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #E9D8C2 in HSL space. Pair Floating Feather with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#E9D8C2 + #C2D3E9
TRIADIC
#E9D8C2 · #C2E9D8 · #D8C2E9
ANALOGOUS
#E9C5C2 · #E9D8C2 · #E6E9C2

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.39:1 fail
Sample text on black
15.07:1 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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