Light Carob
DE5183 · #F9DBCF · LRV 70 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Pale Cherry Blossom61
- 3Light Carob70
- 4First Light76
- 5Pink Bliss82
What Color Is Light Carob, Really?
Light Carob reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5183 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Light Carob
Light Carob 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 Light Carob
At LRV 70, Light Carob is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its red 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 Carob 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 DE5183 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 | Lotus PetalSW 9697 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.4 | 77 | Color page → |
| Behr | Pink Sea SaltM190-1 · Behr | 1.8 | 74 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Soft Shell015 · Benjamin Moore | 0.7 | 73 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Scarlet Butter8002-10A · Valspar | 1.7 | 74 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Pink SangriaPPG1189-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.7 | 74 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Pink SangriaPPG1189-2 · Glidden | 1.8 | 75 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Light Carob 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 #F9DBCF in HSL space. Pair Light Carob with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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