Color spec
| Brand | Dunn-Edwards |
| Name | Stone Cottage |
| SKU | DEBN28 |
| Hex | #897F6F |
| RGB | 137, 127, 111 |
| HSL | 37°, 10%, 49% |
| LRV | 21 |
| Undertone | warm red-orange tone |
| Family | Neutral |
About Dunn-Edwards Stone Cottage
With an LRV of 21, Stone Cottage is a deep, dramatic shade. It soaks up light in north-facing rooms and looks richest where strong daylight hits it. 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. Warm artificial light softens it; cool LED can make it look flat, so match your bulbs to the mood you want.
Stone Cottage works best as a feature — a single wall, built-ins, a study or dining room — rather than wrapping a whole bright space. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
Closest matches by brand
17 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 neutral from that brand.
Sherwin-Williams
Behr
Benjamin Moore
Valspar
PPG / Glidden
Glidden
Dutch Boy
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams
Magnolia Home
Farrow & Ball
Diamond Vogel
Hirshfield's
Rodda
C2 Paint
Clare
Annie Sloan
Kompozit
Similar Dunn-Edwards colors
closest in the Dunn-Edwards deckThe nearest shades to Stone Cottage 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 #897F6F in HSL space. Pair Stone Cottage 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 Stone Cottage Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Stone Cottage 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 DEBN28 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Stone Cottage
Sherwin-Williams's nearest match is Habitat (SW 9608), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.24). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 21 vs 21) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Stone Cottage without repainting risk. See the full Habitat swatch →
Behr Equivalent of Stone Cottage
Behr has no exact twin of Stone Cottage. The nearest is Road Less-Travelled (T18-07) at ΔE 4.09 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 21 vs 21). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Road Less-Travelled swatch →
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Stone Cottage
Benjamin Moore's nearest match is Randolph Stone (CW-75), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.82). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 22 vs 21) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Stone Cottage without repainting risk. See the full Randolph Stone swatch →
Valspar Equivalent of Stone Cottage
Valspar's nearest match is Mossy Aura (6002-2B), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.44). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 20.7 vs 21) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Stone Cottage without repainting risk. See the full Mossy Aura swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Stone Cottage
PPG / Glidden's nearest match is Patches (PPG1024-6), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.36). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 21 vs 21) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Stone Cottage without repainting risk. See the full Patches swatch →
Glidden Equivalent of Stone Cottage
Glidden's nearest match is Patches (PPG1024-6), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.59). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 21 vs 21) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Stone Cottage without repainting risk. See the full Patches swatch →
Dutch Boy Equivalent of Stone Cottage
At Dutch Boy, the closest color to Stone Cottage is Niagara Valley (422-5DB) — very close at ΔE 3.15, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 22 vs 21) and carries a warm yellow undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Niagara Valley swatch →
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Stone Cottage
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams's nearest match is Adaptive Shade (HGSW 3493), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.22). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 21 vs 21) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Stone Cottage without repainting risk. See the full Adaptive Shade swatch →
Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Stone Cottage
Farrow & Ball has no exact twin of Stone Cottage. The nearest is Dauphin (NO. 54) at ΔE 3.68 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 22 vs 21). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Dauphin swatch →
Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Stone Cottage
Diamond Vogel's nearest match is Fireplace Mantel (0569), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.98). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 22 vs 21) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Stone Cottage without repainting risk. See the full Fireplace Mantel swatch →
Hirshfield's Equivalent of Stone Cottage
Hirshfield's's nearest match is Moonscape (0227), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.85). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 22 vs 21) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Stone Cottage without repainting risk. See the full Moonscape swatch →
Rodda Equivalent of Stone Cottage
At Rodda, the closest color to Stone Cottage is Cobblestone (CA076) — very close at ΔE 2.69, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 22 vs 21) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Cobblestone swatch →
C2 Paint Equivalent of Stone Cottage
C2 Paint has no exact twin of Stone Cottage. The nearest is Stonewall (BD35) at ΔE 3.5 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 22 vs 21). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Stonewall swatch →
Clare Equivalent of Stone Cottage
At Clare, the closest color to Stone Cottage is Dirty Chai (PNT100-DP-52) — very close at ΔE 2.87, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 23 vs 21) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Dirty Chai swatch →
Annie Sloan Equivalent of Stone Cottage
At Annie Sloan, the closest color to Stone Cottage is Coco (COCO) — very close at ΔE 3.12, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 21 vs 21) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Coco swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Stone Cottage
Kompozit's nearest match is Moonscape (0227), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.85). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 21 vs 21) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Stone Cottage without repainting risk. See the full Moonscape swatch →