Sugar Shack
DEBN51 · #A4875F · LRV 25 — warm red-orange tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Turkish Coffee5
- 2Porpoise13
- 3Sugar Shack25
- 4Redend Point30
What Color Is Sugar Shack, Really?
Sugar Shack reads as a warm red-orange tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DEBN51 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Sugar Shack
Sugar Shack is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Browns ground a room and pair naturally with leather, wood and warm metals.
How Lighting Changes Sugar Shack
Sugar Shack sits in the mid-range at LRV 25, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. 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. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.
Most complaints about Sugar Shack 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 DEBN51 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 | Tangled TwineSW 9538 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.4 | 27 | Color page → |
| Behr | Trinket GoldN290-6 · Behr | 0.8 | 27 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Byzantine Gold1099 · Benjamin Moore | 1.5 | 26 | Color page → |
| Valspar | River Oak3004-9C · Valspar | 2.3 | 27.1 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Timber BeamPPG1096-6 · PPG / Glidden | 1.6 | 25 | Color page → |
| Glidden | ChicoryPPG1095-6 · Glidden | 1.8 | 26 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Sugar Shack 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 #A4875F in HSL space. Pair Sugar Shack with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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