Tan Temptation
DE5206 · #F0BD9E · LRV 53 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Caramelized35
- 2Venetian Plaster42
- 3Tan Temptation53
- 4Colonial Yellow59
- 5Belvedere Cream65
What Color Is Tan Temptation, Really?
Tan Temptation reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5206 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Tan Temptation
Tan Temptation 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 Tan Temptation
At LRV 53, Tan Temptation 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 Tan Temptation 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 DE5206 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 | Certain PeachSW 6625 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.7 | 58 | Color page → |
| Behr | Sunset DriveM200-3 · Behr | 2.1 | 56 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Fresh Peach060 · Benjamin Moore | 1.2 | 57 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Word of MouthV045-2 · Valspar | 1.3 | 58.2 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Shrimp BoatPPG1196-4 · PPG / Glidden | 0.9 | 58 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Coral Dawn80YR 55/266 · Glidden | 0.5 | 55 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Tan Temptation 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 #F0BD9E in HSL space. Pair Tan Temptation with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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