New Wool
DE6073 · #D6C3B9 · LRV 53 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Dorian Gray39
- 2Mindful Gray48
- 3New Wool53
- 4Agreeable Gray60
- 5Pale Oak69
What Color Is New Wool, Really?
New Wool reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE6073 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for New Wool
New Wool 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 New Wool
At LRV 53, New Wool 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 New Wool 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 DE6073 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 | BreathlessSW 6022 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.1 | 57 | Color page → |
| Behr | Suede BeigeMQ3-38 · Behr | 1.8 | 57 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Rose Dust1010 · Benjamin Moore | 1.7 | 56 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Sand Storm2004-10B · Valspar | 1.9 | 57.7 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Just GorgeousPPG1047-3 · PPG / Glidden | 3.3 | 57 | Color page → |
| Glidden | ReindeerPPG1059-3 · Glidden | 3.8 | 56 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to New Wool 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 #D6C3B9 in HSL space. Pair New Wool with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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