Madrid Beige
DE5255 · #ECBF9F · LRV 54 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Caramelized35
- 2Venetian Plaster42
- 3Madrid Beige54
- 4Colonial Yellow59
- 5Belvedere Cream65
What Color Is Madrid Beige, Really?
Madrid Beige reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5255 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Madrid Beige
Madrid Beige 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. Earthy oranges and terracottas warm up dining rooms and entries.
How Lighting Changes Madrid Beige
At LRV 54, Madrid Beige 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 Madrid Beige 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 DE5255 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 | SociableSW 6359 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.7 | 57 | Color page → |
| Behr | Carving PartyM220-3 · Behr | 1.6 | 60 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Fresh Peach060 · Benjamin Moore | 2.0 | 57 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Southern Peach2006-6B · Valspar | 1.0 | 56.6 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Shrimp BoatPPG1196-4 · PPG / Glidden | 2.4 | 58 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Sweet Melon90YR 55/266 · Glidden | 1.4 | 55 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Madrid Beige 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 #ECBF9F in HSL space. Pair Madrid Beige with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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