Color spec
| Brand | Dunn-Edwards |
| Name | Porcupine Needles |
| SKU | DE6033 |
| Hex | #917A75 |
| RGB | 145, 122, 117 |
| HSL | 11°, 11%, 51% |
| LRV | 20 |
| Undertone | warm red tone |
| Family | Brown |
About Dunn-Edwards Porcupine Needles
With an LRV of 20, Porcupine Needles is a deep, dramatic shade. It soaks up light in north-facing rooms and looks richest where strong daylight hits it. 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. Warm artificial light softens it; cool LED can make it look flat, so match your bulbs to the mood you want.
Porcupine Needles works best as a feature — a single wall, built-ins, a study or dining room — rather than wrapping a whole bright space. Browns ground a room and pair naturally with leather, wood and warm metals.
Closest matches by brand
12 brands within ΔE 5The closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Only colors within ΔE 5 (close enough to substitute on a wall) are shown — brands with no real match are left off. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all brown from that brand.
Sherwin-Williams
Behr
Benjamin Moore
Valspar
PPG / Glidden
Glidden
Dutch Boy
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams
Hirshfield's
C2 Paint
Portola Paints
Kompozit
Similar Dunn-Edwards colors
closest in the Dunn-Edwards deckThe nearest shades to Porcupine Needles within Dunn-Edwards's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #917A75 in HSL space. Pair Porcupine Needles with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.
Dunn-Edwards Porcupine Needles Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Porcupine Needles from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Dunn-Edwards DE6033 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Porcupine Needles
At Sherwin-Williams, the closest color to Porcupine Needles is Socialite (SW 6025) — very close at ΔE 3.13, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 20 vs 20) and carries a warm red undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Socialite swatch →
Behr Equivalent of Porcupine Needles
Behr has no exact twin of Porcupine Needles. The nearest is Cougar (180F-5) at ΔE 3.97 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 20). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Cougar swatch →
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Porcupine Needles
Benjamin Moore's nearest match is Quietly Violet (CSP-415), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.9). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 21 vs 20) and carries a warm red undertone, so it substitutes for Porcupine Needles without repainting risk. See the full Quietly Violet swatch →
Valspar Equivalent of Porcupine Needles
At Valspar, the closest color to Porcupine Needles is Soft Rabbit Brown (1002-9C) — very close at ΔE 2.82, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 20.5 vs 20) and carries a warm red undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Soft Rabbit Brown swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Porcupine Needles
PPG / Glidden has no exact twin of Porcupine Needles. The nearest is Cinnamon Toast (PPG1017-5) at ΔE 3.94 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 20). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Cinnamon Toast swatch →
Glidden Equivalent of Porcupine Needles
At Glidden, the closest color to Porcupine Needles is Cinnamon Toast (PPG1017-5) — very close at ΔE 3.17, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 20) and carries a warm red undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Cinnamon Toast swatch →
Dutch Boy Equivalent of Porcupine Needles
Dutch Boy's nearest match is Cluster Fig (402-5DB), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.25). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 21 vs 20) and carries a warm red undertone, so it substitutes for Porcupine Needles without repainting risk. See the full Cluster Fig swatch →
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Porcupine Needles
At HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams, the closest color to Porcupine Needles is Plum Delia (HGSW 3013) — very close at ΔE 3.13, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 19 vs 20) and carries a warm red undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Plum Delia swatch →
Hirshfield's Equivalent of Porcupine Needles
Hirshfield's has no exact twin of Porcupine Needles. The nearest is Emerging Leaf (0135) at ΔE 3.71 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 23 vs 20). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Emerging Leaf swatch →
C2 Paint Equivalent of Porcupine Needles
C2 Paint has no exact twin of Porcupine Needles. The nearest is Foible (C2-792) at ΔE 3.59 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 21 vs 20). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Foible swatch →
Portola Paints Equivalent of Porcupine Needles
Portola Paints has no exact twin of Porcupine Needles. The nearest is Jolene (JOLENE) at ΔE 4.69 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 23 vs 20). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Jolene swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Porcupine Needles
Kompozit has no exact twin of Porcupine Needles. The nearest is Emerging Leaf (0135) at ΔE 3.71 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 20). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Emerging Leaf swatch →