Light Aspiration
DE6185 · #DACBA7 · LRV 56 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Dorian Gray39
- 2Mindful Gray48
- 3Light Aspiration56
- 4Pale Oak69
- 5Shoji White74
What Color Is Light Aspiration, Really?
Light Aspiration reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE6185 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Light Aspiration
Light Aspiration 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.
How Lighting Changes Light Aspiration
At LRV 56, Light Aspiration 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 Light Aspiration 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 DE6185 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 | Ancestral GoldSW 6407 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.0 | 62 | Color page → |
| Behr | Pita BreadPWL-82 · Behr | 3.2 | 60 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Pittsfield BuffHC-24 · Benjamin Moore | 0.8 | 60 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Ancient Scroll3008-8B · Valspar | 1.4 | 60.2 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Baked BreadPPG1100-3 · PPG / Glidden | 0.6 | 60 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Baked BreadPPG1100-3 · Glidden | 0.6 | 60 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Light Aspiration 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 #DACBA7 in HSL space. Pair Light Aspiration with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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