Sand Dollar
DE6171 · #E2D6BD · LRV 63 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Light French Gray53
- 2Accessible Beige58
- 3Sand Dollar63
- 4Pale Oak69
- 5Shoji White74
What Color Is Sand Dollar, Really?
Sand Dollar reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE6171 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Sand Dollar
Sand Dollar 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 Sand Dollar
At LRV 63, Sand Dollar 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 Sand Dollar 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 DE6171 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 | Steamed ChaiSW 9509 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.8 | 67 | Color page → |
| Behr | Wax SculpturePPU7-17 · Behr | 1.4 | 68 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Cayman Islands952 · Benjamin Moore | 1.5 | 66 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Lovely Bluff3004-10C · Valspar | 2.7 | 68.3 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | NamastePPG1026-1 · PPG / Glidden | 1.6 | 68 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Alpaca WoolPPG14-19 · Glidden | 1.4 | 68 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Sand Dollar 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 #E2D6BD in HSL space. Pair Sand Dollar with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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