Young Fawn
DE6038 · #C3B4B3 · LRV 44 — warm red tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Kendall Charcoal15
- 2Retreat21
- 3Young Fawn44
- 4Upward57
- 5Sea Salt63
What Color Is Young Fawn, Really?
Young Fawn reads as a warm red tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE6038 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Young Fawn
Young Fawn is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Young Fawn
Young Fawn sits in the mid-range at LRV 44, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. Its red 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 Young Fawn 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 DE6038 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 | ImagineSW 6009 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.3 | 48 | Color page → |
| Behr | Moonlit MauveN130-3 · Behr | 3.0 | 49 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Victorian Mauve2114-50 · Benjamin Moore | 1.6 | 48 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Rosy Linen8004-4C · Valspar | 1.7 | 46 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Jack RabbitPPG1014-4 · PPG / Glidden | 1.3 | 46 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Jack RabbitPPG1014-4 · Glidden | 0.7 | 46 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Young Fawn 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 #C3B4B3 in HSL space. Pair Young Fawn with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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