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DUNN-EDWARDS · DEFD24

Dunn-Edwards Smooth Like Butter#E7CDA4 · LRV 62

Smooth Like Butter reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Dunn-Edwards DEFD24 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

DUNN-EDWARDS SMOOTH LIKE BUTTER
RGB 231, 205, 164 LRV 62

Color spec

Brand Dunn-Edwards
Name Smooth Like Butter
SKU DEFD24
Hex #E7CDA4
RGB 231, 205, 164
HSL 37°, 58%, 77%
LRV 62
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Pink

About Dunn-Edwards Smooth Like Butter

At LRV 62, Smooth Like Butter 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.

Smooth Like Butter 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.

Closest matches at every US brand

13 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all pink from that brand.

PPG / Glidden

2,132 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.62
All pink at PPG / Glidden →
PPG1090-2 · #EACFA5 · ΔE 0.62 · LRV 65
PPG15-07 · #E4C9A2 · ΔE 1.2 · LRV 61
PPG1093-3 · #E1CBA6 · ΔE 1.61 · LRV 61
PPG1207-4 · #EECEA0 · ΔE 2.02 · LRV 65
PPG1105-4 · #E1CEA5 · ΔE 2.62 · LRV 63

Dutch Boy

1,340 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.9
All pink at Dutch Boy →
318-3DB · #E7CDA7 · ΔE 0.9 · LRV 64
216-1DB · #E4CEAC · ΔE 2.07 · LRV 64
113-3DB · #EECD9B · ΔE 2.66 · LRV 64
220-2DB · #E6D1A0 · ΔE 3.29 · LRV 65
320-1DB · #E0CFAD · ΔE 3.33 · LRV 64

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.95
All pink at Benjamin Moore →
CW-365 · #E4CA9F · ΔE 0.95 · LRV 59
186 · #EACFA0 · ΔE 1.62 · LRV 63
ES-70 · #E5CBA8 · ΔE 1.89 · LRV 62
2153-50 · #E6CFA1 · ΔE 2.06 · LRV 62
CSP-1060 · #E3CEAC · ΔE 2.22 · LRV 63

Sherwin-Williams

1,947 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.99
All pink at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7691 · #E3C9A1 · ΔE 0.99 · LRV 61
SW 6127 · #E4CEAC · ΔE 2.07 · LRV 64
SW 6387 · #E8C89E · ΔE 2.22 · LRV 61
SW 6400 · #E4D0A5 · ΔE 2.51 · LRV 64
SW 67 · #F0CDA0 · ΔE 2.81 · LRV 65

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.08
All pink at Valspar →
T529 · #EAD0A4 · ΔE 1.08 · LRV 65.5
T538 · #ECCEA7 · ΔE 1.83 · LRV 64.9
M138 · #E4D1AC · ΔE 2.57 · LRV 65
3005-6B · #ECCA9B · ΔE 2.59 · LRV 62.3
3003-6B · #EFCCA1 · ΔE 2.9 · LRV 64.2

Kompozit

1,321 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.3
All pink at Kompozit →
0918 · #EDD2A7 · ΔE 1.3 · LRV 67
0243 · #EAD0AC · ΔE 1.73 · LRV 66
0308 · #E2CEA6 · ΔE 2.15 · LRV 63
0258 · #E4CEAE · ΔE 2.59 · LRV 64
0294 · #E2D0B0 · ΔE 3.29 · LRV 64

Behr

5,644 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.39
All pink at Behr →
UL150-6 · #E5CDA9 · ΔE 1.39 · LRV 63
PPU7-19 · #E0C9A2 · ΔE 1.48 · LRV 60
MQ3-43 · #ECCEAA · ΔE 2.6 · LRV 65
PPU4-15 · #E7C7A1 · ΔE 2.9 · LRV 60
S250-2 · #EDCCAD · ΔE 4.98 · LRV 64

C2 Paint

580 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.69
All pink at C2 Paint →
C2-862 · #E1C9A5 · ΔE 1.69 · LRV 60
C2-576 · #EBC99B · ΔE 2.6 · LRV 62
C2-640 · #E2D0A2 · ΔE 3.63 · LRV 64
C2-639 · #DECEA4 · ΔE 3.87 · LRV 62
BD65 · #DFCFA2 · ΔE 4.18 · LRV 63

Diamond Vogel

1,386 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.14
All pink at Diamond Vogel →
0252 · #E3CAA8 · ΔE 2.14 · LRV 61
0243 · #EAD1AF · ΔE 2.29 · LRV 66
0869 · #E1CC9C · ΔE 3.09 · LRV 61
0265 · #E0CDAE · ΔE 3.2 · LRV 63
0308 · #E0CFA9 · ΔE 3.23 · LRV 63

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.44
All pink at Magnolia Home →
JG-42 · #EFD3A2 · ΔE 2.44 · LRV 68
JG-43 · #DDC588 · ΔE 5.74 · LRV 57
JG-105 · #D7CEAB · ΔE 6.41 · LRV 62
JG-156 · #D3C9B7 · ΔE 8.13 · LRV 59
JG-24 · #E4CDC0 · ΔE 10.19 · LRV 64

Farrow & Ball

209 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.46
All pink at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 9907 · #DEC7A5 · ΔE 2.46 · LRV 59
NO. 44 · #DFCDA6 · ΔE 2.89 · LRV 62
NO. 9902 · #E8D5A8 · ΔE 3.47 · LRV 68
NO. 2 · #E4D5A6 · ΔE 4.95 · LRV 67
NO. 9901 · #E1D0B8 · ΔE 5.29 · LRV 65

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.14
All pink at Clare →
PNT100-MD-22 · #EED6A5 · ΔE 3.14 · LRV 69
PNT100-LT-71 · #F7CFB0 · ΔE 7.1 · LRV 68
PNT100-LT-21 · #DED3C1 · ΔE 7.89 · LRV 66
PNT100-MD-63 · #D1D0A6 · ΔE 9.54 · LRV 61
Pop
PNT100-LT-26 · #F7CCB9 · ΔE 11.87 · LRV 66

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.65
All pink at Backdrop →
BD-EA · #E5C580 · ΔE 6.65 · LRV 60
BD-CC · #E5DCC4 · ΔE 7.77 · LRV 73
BD-RR · #D6CFBE · ΔE 9.04 · LRV 65
BD-AU · #E5C8B7 · ΔE 9.52 · LRV 60
BD-BG · #E5BEB0 · ΔE 13.24 · LRV 53

Similar Dunn-Edwards colors

closest in the Dunn-Edwards deck

The nearest shades to Smooth Like Butter within Dunn-Edwards's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

DET655 · LRV 63
DEC725 · LRV 61
DE6150 · LRV 58
DET487 · LRV 64
DE6178 · LRV 59
DET489 · LRV 60

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #E7CDA4 in HSL space. Pair Smooth Like Butter with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#E7CDA4 + #A4BEE7
TRIADIC
#E7CDA4 · #A4E7CD · #CDA4E7
ANALOGOUS
#E7ACA4 · #E7CDA4 · #DFE7A4

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.54:1 fail
Sample text on black
13.67:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

Dunn-Edwards Smooth Like Butter Equivalents at Other Brands

Matching Smooth Like Butter 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 DEFD24 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.

PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Smooth Like Butter

The closest PPG / Glidden equivalent of Smooth Like Butter is Spice Is Nice (PPG1090-2). At ΔE 0.62 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and runs slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 62). If PPG / Glidden is your counter, order Spice Is Nice and you'll get the same color. See the full Spice Is Nice swatch →

Dutch Boy Equivalent of Smooth Like Butter

The closest Dutch Boy equivalent of Smooth Like Butter is Rubberband Tan (318-3DB). At ΔE 0.9 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and runs slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 62). If Dutch Boy is your counter, order Rubberband Tan and you'll get the same color. See the full Rubberband Tan swatch →

Behr Equivalent of Smooth Like Butter

Behr's nearest match is Dried Plantain (UL150-6), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.39). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 63 vs 62) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Smooth Like Butter without repainting risk. See the full Dried Plantain swatch →

Valspar Equivalent of Smooth Like Butter

Valspar's nearest match is Oberon on the Beach (T538), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.83). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 64.9 vs 62) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Smooth Like Butter without repainting risk. See the full Oberon on the Beach swatch →

Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Smooth Like Butter

At Benjamin Moore, the closest color to Smooth Like Butter is Desert Tan (2153-50) — very close at ΔE 2.06, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 62 vs 62) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Desert Tan swatch →

Kompozit Equivalent of Smooth Like Butter

At Kompozit, the closest color to Smooth Like Butter is Coconut Crumble (0308) — very close at ΔE 2.15, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 63 vs 62) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Coconut Crumble swatch →

Magnolia Home Equivalent of Smooth Like Butter

At Magnolia Home, the closest color to Smooth Like Butter is Lemony (JG-42) — very close at ΔE 2.44, though not an exact twin. It runs noticeably lighter (LRV 68 vs 62) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Lemony swatch →

Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Smooth Like Butter

At Sherwin-Williams, the closest color to Smooth Like Butter is Lucent Yellow (SW 6400) — very close at ΔE 2.51, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 62) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Lucent Yellow swatch →

Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Smooth Like Butter

At Farrow & Ball, the closest color to Smooth Like Butter is Cream (NO. 44) — very close at ΔE 2.89, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 62 vs 62) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Cream swatch →

Clare Equivalent of Smooth Like Butter

At Clare, the closest color to Smooth Like Butter is Lemonade (PNT100-MD-22) — very close at ΔE 3.14, though not an exact twin. It runs noticeably lighter (LRV 69 vs 62) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Lemonade swatch →

Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Smooth Like Butter

At Diamond Vogel, the closest color to Smooth Like Butter is Coconut Crumble (0308) — very close at ΔE 3.23, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 63 vs 62) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Coconut Crumble swatch →

C2 Paint Equivalent of Smooth Like Butter

C2 Paint has no exact twin of Smooth Like Butter. The nearest is Manzanilla (C2-640) at ΔE 3.63 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 62). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Manzanilla swatch →

Backdrop Equivalent of Smooth Like Butter

Backdrop doesn't make a true equivalent of Smooth Like Butter — the nearest deck color, August (BD-AU), is clearly different (ΔE 9.52). For an exact match, any Backdrop retailer can custom-tint Dunn-Edwards DEFD24 instead. See the full August swatch →

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