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DUNN-EDWARDS · DEC739

Dunn-Edwards Golden Gate#D9C09C · LRV 55

Golden Gate reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Dunn-Edwards DEC739 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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DUNN-EDWARDS GOLDEN GATE
RGB 217, 192, 156 LRV 55

Color spec

Brand Dunn-Edwards
Name Golden Gate
SKU DEC739
Hex #D9C09C
RGB 217, 192, 156
HSL 35°, 45%, 73%
LRV 55
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Pink

About Dunn-Edwards Golden Gate

At LRV 55, Golden Gate 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.

Golden Gate 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.

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
Spanish Cream
SKU 0295 · #D6C2A0 · LRV 55
ΔE 1.86 (near-perfect)
SHOP KOMPOZIT ON AMAZON →

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 pink from that brand.

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.72
All pink at Behr →
BXC-40
#DAC19F
Soft Wheat
ΔE 0.72 · LRV 56
UL160-7
#D8C19F
Pale Wheat
ΔE 0.8 · LRV 55
S280-3
#D3BFA0
Practical Tan
ΔE 2.03 · LRV 54
HDC-NT-02
#D6C49C
White Oak
ΔE 3.46 · LRV 56
PPU4-14
#DABDA0
Renoir Bisque
ΔE 3.47 · LRV 54

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.85
All pink at Valspar →
8003-20C
#DBC2A0
Turbo Tan
ΔE 0.85 · LRV 56
P016
#DBC2A0
Turbo Tan
ΔE 0.85 · LRV 56.4
3005-10A
#D5BD99
Sandy Cove
ΔE 0.9 · LRV 52.8
8003-21C
#DFC19A
More Cowbell
ΔE 1.73 · LRV 56
8004-16C
#D6BEA1
Mish Mosh
ΔE 2.28 · LRV 54

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.27
All pink at PPG / Glidden →
1094-3
#D9C3A1
Birch Beige
ΔE 1.27 · LRV 56
1095-4
#D8C39F
Golden Ecru
ΔE 1.69 · LRV 56
12-12
#DCC49B
True Blonde
ΔE 1.92 · LRV 57
14-18
#D3BC9E
Gaia
ΔE 2.07 · LRV 52
1104-4
#D2C098
Sandy Pail
ΔE 3.44 · LRV 54

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.52
All pink at Benjamin Moore →
1116
#DABD98
Sepia Tan
ΔE 1.52 · LRV
1046
#D3C09D
Sandy Brown
ΔE 2.32 · LRV 52
CC-150
#D3C09D
Sandy Brown
ΔE 2.32 · LRV 52
CW-120
#D5C3A2
Bracken Biscuit
ΔE 2.65 · LRV 54
AF-195
#DDBE9F
Terra Bella
ΔE 3.44 · LRV

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.21
All pink at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7716
#DBC5A7
Croissant
ΔE 2.21 · LRV 58
SW 7689
#D2BB9D
Row House Tan
ΔE 2.21 · LRV 52
SW 36
#D9C3A6
Buckram Binding
ΔE 2.26 · LRV 57
SW 6128
#DCBD92
Blonde
ΔE 2.39 · LRV 54
SW 7692
#DCBC8E
Cupola Yellow
ΔE 3.1 · LRV 53

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.58
All pink at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 16
#D6C39E
Cord
ΔE 2.58 · LRV 56
NO. 213
#D8C4A8
Savage Ground
ΔE 2.74 · LRV 57
NO. 264
#D6C2AC
Oxford Stone
ΔE 4.54 · LRV 56
NO. 4
#CFC3AD
Old White
ΔE 5.72 · LRV 55
NO. 15
#CEC3AD
Bone
ΔE 6.05 · LRV 55

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.61
All pink at Magnolia Home →
JG-43
#DDC588
Heirloom Yellow
ΔE 6.61 · LRV 57
JG-105
#D7CEAB
Tapestry Thread
ΔE 7.08 · LRV 62
JG-156
#D3C9B7
Plaster
ΔE 7.29 · LRV 59
JG-48
#C2BFA2
Gold Moss
ΔE 9.15 · LRV 51
JG-50
#C3C198
Sour Apple
ΔE 9.73 · LRV 52

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.74
All pink at Backdrop →
BD-EA
#E5C580
Eames
ΔE 7.74 · LRV 60
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 8.61 · LRV 60
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 8.79 · LRV 65
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 9.01 · LRV 73
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 11.89 · LRV 53

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 9.46
All pink at Clare →
PNT100-LT-17
#D4CBC0
Flatiron
ΔE 9.46 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-60
#DEC4B8
Meet Cute
ΔE 10 · LRV 58
PNT100-MD-63
#D1D0A6
High Vibe
ΔE 10.4 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-70
#C9CDB9
All The Sage
ΔE 12.64 · LRV 60
PNT100-MD-47
#C4CEBD
Dirty Martini
ΔE 15.21 · LRV 60

Similar Dunn-Edwards colors

closest in the Dunn-Edwards deck

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

DE6143
Almond Latte
LRV 55
DEC746
Apache Tan
LRV 54
DE6136
Terracotta Sand
LRV 52
DE6199
Pale Beach
LRV 57
DEC714
Friar Tuck
LRV 52
DE6172
Bungalow Taupe
LRV 52

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #D9C09C in HSL space. Pair Golden Gate with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#D9C09C + #9CB5D9
TRIADIC
#D9C09C · #9CD9C0 · #C09CD9
ANALOGOUS
#D9A29C · #D9C09C · #D4D99C

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.75:1 fail
Sample text on black
11.97:1 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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