Muddy Rose
DE6087 · #E2BEB4 · LRV 53 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Retro Pink38
- 2Vintage Tea Rose47
- 3Muddy Rose53
- 4Pale Cherry Blossom61
- 5First Light76
What Color Is Muddy Rose, Really?
Muddy Rose reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE6087 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Muddy Rose
Muddy Rose 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 Muddy Rose
At LRV 53, Muddy Rose 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 Muddy Rose 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 DE6087 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 | Pink ShadowSW 70 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.1 | 58 | Color page → |
| Behr | Positively PinkT18-01 · Behr | 1.5 | 58 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Camellia Pink2093-50 · Benjamin Moore | 3.4 | 57 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Rodeo Dust1008-10B · Valspar | 3.1 | 57 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Sweet PeachPPG1065-4 · PPG / Glidden | 0.8 | 55 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Sweet PeachPPG1065-4 · Glidden | 0.9 | 55 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Muddy Rose 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 #E2BEB4 in HSL space. Pair Muddy Rose with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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