Galveston Tan
DE6101 · #E8C8B8 · LRV 58 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Pink Quartz53
- 3Galveston Tan58
- 4Romance66
- 5First Light76
What Color Is Galveston Tan, Really?
Galveston Tan reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE6101 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Galveston Tan
Galveston Tan 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. Soft pinks flatter bedrooms and nurseries; deeper ones make a confident statement.
How Lighting Changes Galveston Tan
At LRV 58, Galveston Tan 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 Galveston Tan 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 DE6101 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 | BeigeSW 2859 · Sherwin-Williams | 4.3 | 60 | Color page → |
| Behr | Coral CoastHDC-CT-14 · Behr | 2.2 | 61 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Sweet Romance1192 · Benjamin Moore | 2.0 | 61 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Misty Loch8003-12C · Valspar | 1.2 | 61 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Spiced OrangePPG1199-3 · PPG / Glidden | 2.3 | 62 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Spiced OrangePPG1199-3 · Glidden | 1.9 | 62 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Galveston Tan 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 #E8C8B8 in HSL space. Pair Galveston Tan with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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