Siamese Kitten
DE6121 · #EEE2D5 · LRV 72 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Agreeable Gray60
- 2Balboa Mist66
- 3Siamese Kitten72
- 4Pearly White77
- 5Dover White83
What Color Is Siamese Kitten, Really?
Siamese Kitten reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE6121 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Siamese Kitten
Siamese Kitten 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 Siamese Kitten
At LRV 72, Siamese Kitten 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 Siamese Kitten 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 DE6121 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 | Alluring WhiteSW 6343 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.0 | 77 | Color page → |
| Behr | Artist's CanvasUL150-8 · Behr | 1.2 | 78 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Beautiful in My Eyes1170 · Benjamin Moore | 0.8 | 76 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Soft & WarmT544 · Valspar | 1.5 | 78 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | HoneysucklePPG1082-1 · PPG / Glidden | 0.2 | 77 | Color page → |
| Glidden | HoneysucklePPG1082-1 · Glidden | 0.0 | 77 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Siamese Kitten 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 #EEE2D5 in HSL space. Pair Siamese Kitten with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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