Monsoon
DE6039 · #A49593 · LRV 30 — warm red tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Black Fox7
- 2Pewter Green12
- 3Monsoon30
- 4Stardew43
- 5Palladian Blue60
What Color Is Monsoon, Really?
Monsoon reads as a warm red tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE6039 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Monsoon
Monsoon is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Monsoon
Monsoon sits in the mid-range at LRV 30, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. 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. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.
Most complaints about Monsoon 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 DE6039 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 | Polished ConcreteSW 9167 · Sherwin-Williams | 4.2 | 32 | Color page → |
| Behr | Heather PlumePPU17-13 · Behr | 3.5 | 32 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Amethyst Sky1447 · Benjamin Moore | 3.5 | 32 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Foggy MauveV126-4 · Valspar | 2.1 | 32.6 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | HeliotropePPG1015-5 · PPG / Glidden | 0.9 | 31 | Color page → |
| Glidden | HeliotropePPG1015-5 · Glidden | 0.7 | 31 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Monsoon 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 #A49593 in HSL space. Pair Monsoon with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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