Tahitian Tan
DE5240 · #FFDCB7 · LRV 71 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Venetian Plaster42
- 2Colonial Yellow59
- 3Tahitian Tan71
- 4Orange Ice76
What Color Is Tahitian Tan, Really?
Tahitian Tan reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5240 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Tahitian Tan
Tahitian Tan 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. Earthy oranges and terracottas warm up dining rooms and entries.
How Lighting Changes Tahitian Tan
At LRV 71, Tahitian Tan 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 Tahitian Tan 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 DE5240 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 | HinokiSW 7686 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.0 | 75 | Color page → |
| Behr | Feather Plume290B-4 · Behr | 0.7 | 75 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Tangerine Mist129 · Benjamin Moore | 1.5 | 74 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Champagne Orange2007-4B · Valspar | 0.6 | 76 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Sandy Feet10YY 74/192 · Glidden | 2.5 | 74 | Color page → |
| Diamond Vogel | Apple Cider0972 · Diamond Vogel | 1.2 | 76 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Tahitian Tan 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 #FFDCB7 in HSL space. Pair Tahitian Tan with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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