Thick Fog
DE6058 · #DCD3CE · LRV 61 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Stardew43
- 2Smoke56
- 3Thick Fog61
- 4Wickham Gray68
- 5Spring Thaw83
What Color Is Thick Fog, Really?
Thick Fog reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE6058 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Thick Fog
Thick Fog 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. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Thick Fog
At LRV 61, Thick Fog 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 Thick Fog 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 DE6058 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 | LimewashSW 9589 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.4 | 67 | Color page → |
| Behr | Tranquil RetreatICC-43 · Behr | 1.1 | 66 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Kitten Whiskers1003 · Benjamin Moore | 2.0 | 65 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Warm Fog1002-10C · Valspar | 1.6 | 66 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Steel MePPG1018-1 · PPG / Glidden | 0.6 | 67 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Steel MePPG1018-1 · Glidden | 1.3 | 67 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Thick Fog 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 #DCD3CE in HSL space. Pair Thick Fog with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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