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DUTCH BOY · 320-1DB

Dutch Boy Echoing Valley#E0CFAD · LRV 64

Echoing Valley reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Dutch Boy 320-1DB actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

DUTCH BOY ECHOING VALLEY
RGB 224, 207, 173 LRV 64

Color spec

Brand Dutch Boy
Name Echoing Valley
SKU 320-1DB
Hex #E0CFAD
RGB 224, 207, 173
HSL 40°, 45%, 78%
LRV 64
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Neutral

About Dutch Boy Echoing Valley

At LRV 64, Echoing Valley 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.

Echoing Valley 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. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.

Closest matches at every US brand

13 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all neutral from that brand.

PPG / Glidden

2,132 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.43
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
PPG12-29 · #E1CFAD · ΔE 0.43 · LRV 64
12-29 · #E2D0AD · ΔE 0.49 · LRV 64
PPG12-26 · #E1CFB2 · ΔE 1.9 · LRV 64
PPG1099-3 · #DACEAC · ΔE 2.19 · LRV 62
PPG1086-3 · #E1CEB2 · ΔE 2.53 · LRV 63

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.65
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
CSP-1010 · #E2D0AC · ΔE 0.65 · LRV 64
1045 · #DFCEAE · ΔE 0.68 · LRV 61
CSP-1060 · #E3CEAC · ΔE 1.67 · LRV 63
1067 · #E2CEAF · ΔE 1.92 · LRV 62
1059 · #DFCEB3 · ΔE 2.38 · LRV 62

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.66
All neutral at Valspar →
T540 · #E0D0B0 · ΔE 0.66 · LRV 64.3
M138 · #E4D1AC · ΔE 1.1 · LRV 65
V091-1 · #E3D0B0 · ΔE 1.32 · LRV 64.6
8004-18B · #E2CFB2 · ΔE 2.2 · LRV 64
V090-2 · #E4CEB1 · ΔE 3.25 · LRV 64.1

Kompozit

1,321 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.78
All neutral at Kompozit →
0301 · #E1D1B1 · ΔE 0.78 · LRV 65
0294 · #E2D0B0 · ΔE 0.97 · LRV 64
0308 · #E2CEA6 · ΔE 1.78 · LRV 63
0258 · #E4CEAE · ΔE 2.46 · LRV 64
0287 · #E0CDB1 · ΔE 2.55 · LRV 63

Sherwin-Williams

1,947 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.98
All neutral at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6134 · #E0CFB0 · ΔE 0.98 · LRV 63
SW 6407 · #DDCDA6 · ΔE 1.81 · LRV 62
SW 7688 · #E1CDAE · ΔE 1.94 · LRV 63
SW 6127 · #E4CEAC · ΔE 2.08 · LRV 64
SW 9119 · #DDD0B6 · ΔE 2.59 · LRV 64

Dunn-Edwards

2,298 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.03
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6178 · #E1CEAD · ΔE 1.03 · LRV 59
DET655 · #E3CFAB · ΔE 1.16 · LRV 63
DEC745 · #E5D0B0 · ΔE 2.1 · LRV 61
DEC764 · #E0CFB5 · ΔE 2.76 · LRV 59
DE6150 · #E3CBA8 · ΔE 2.84 · LRV 58

Diamond Vogel

1,386 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.23
All neutral at Diamond Vogel →
0308 · #E0CFA9 · ΔE 1.23 · LRV 63
0315 · #DCCEAF · ΔE 1.33 · LRV 62
0265 · #E0CDAE · ΔE 1.59 · LRV 63
0258 · #E4D0B2 · ΔE 2.26 · LRV 65
0287 · #E0CFB4 · ΔE 2.39 · LRV 64

Farrow & Ball

209 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.52
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 44 · #DFCDA6 · ΔE 1.52 · LRV 62
NO. 8 · #D8CBAE · ΔE 2.16 · LRV 60
NO. 9907 · #DEC7A5 · ΔE 3 · LRV 59
NO. 9901 · #E1D0B8 · ΔE 3.54 · LRV 65
NO. 226 · #DBCFBB · ΔE 4.56 · LRV 63

Behr

5,644 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.72
All neutral at Behr →
MQ3-16 · #DFD1B4 · ΔE 1.72 · LRV 65
N270-2 · #DECFB5 · ΔE 2.5 · LRV 63
UL150-6 · #E5CDA9 · ΔE 2.67 · LRV 63
MQ3-44 · #E0CAAB · ΔE 2.85 · LRV 61
HDC-AC-09 · #E2CEB3 · ΔE 3.2 · LRV 64

C2 Paint

580 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.11
All neutral at C2 Paint →
C2-641 · #DACDA9 · ΔE 2.11 · LRV 61
C2-639 · #DECEA4 · ΔE 2.56 · LRV 62
C2-881 · #D9CEB2 · ΔE 2.69 · LRV 62
BD65 · #DFCFA2 · ΔE 3.31 · LRV 63
Pod
C2-671 · #D6D1B3 · ΔE 5.03 · LRV 63

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.58
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-105 · #D7CEAB · ΔE 3.58 · LRV 62
JG-42 · #EFD3A2 · ΔE 4.82 · LRV 68
JG-167 · #E3D9C4 · ΔE 4.98 · LRV 70
JG-156 · #D3C9B7 · ΔE 5.56 · LRV 59
JG-24 · #E4CDC0 · ΔE 9.89 · LRV 64

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.44
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-MD-22 · #EED6A5 · ΔE 4.44 · LRV 69
PNT100-LT-21 · #DED3C1 · ΔE 5.39 · LRV 66
PNT100-MD-63 · #D1D0A6 · ΔE 7.28 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-17 · #D4CBC0 · ΔE 8.13 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-71 · #F7CFB0 · ΔE 9.23 · LRV 68

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.87
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-CC · #E5DCC4 · ΔE 4.87 · LRV 73
BD-RR · #D6CFBE · ΔE 6.11 · LRV 65
BD-EA · #E5C580 · ΔE 8.81 · LRV 60
BD-AU · #E5C8B7 · ΔE 10.03 · LRV 60
BD-BG · #E5BEB0 · ΔE 14.28 · LRV 53

Similar Dutch Boy colors

closest in the Dutch Boy deck

The nearest shades to Echoing Valley within Dutch Boy's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

216-1DB · LRV 64
322-1DB · LRV 63
321-2DB · LRV 63
320-2DB · LRV 62
318-3DB · LRV 64
225-1DB · LRV 66

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #E0CFAD in HSL space. Pair Echoing Valley with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#E0CFAD + #ADBEE0
TRIADIC
#E0CFAD · #ADE0CF · #CFADE0
ANALOGOUS
#E0B6AD · #E0CFAD · #D8E0AD

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.53:1 fail
Sample text on black
13.7:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

Dutch Boy Echoing Valley Equivalents at Other Brands

Matching Echoing Valley from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Dutch Boy 320-1DB directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.

PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Echoing Valley

The closest PPG / Glidden equivalent of Echoing Valley is Family Ties (PPG12-29). At ΔE 0.43 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 64 vs 64). If PPG / Glidden is your counter, order Family Ties and you'll get the same color. See the full Family Ties swatch →

Valspar Equivalent of Echoing Valley

The closest Valspar equivalent of Echoing Valley is Light Bamboo (T540). At ΔE 0.66 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 64.3 vs 64). If Valspar is your counter, order Light Bamboo and you'll get the same color. See the full Light Bamboo swatch →

Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Echoing Valley

The closest Benjamin Moore equivalent of Echoing Valley is Lady Finger (1045). At ΔE 0.68 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and runs slightly darker (LRV 61 vs 64). If Benjamin Moore is your counter, order Lady Finger and you'll get the same color. See the full Lady Finger swatch →

Kompozit Equivalent of Echoing Valley

The closest Kompozit equivalent of Echoing Valley is Rub Elbows (0294). At ΔE 0.97 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 64 vs 64). If Kompozit is your counter, order Rub Elbows and you'll get the same color. See the full Rub Elbows swatch →

Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Echoing Valley

The closest Sherwin-Williams equivalent of Echoing Valley is Netsuke (SW 6134). At ΔE 0.98 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 63 vs 64). If Sherwin-Williams is your counter, order Netsuke and you'll get the same color. See the full Netsuke swatch →

Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Echoing Valley

Dunn-Edwards's nearest match is Boutique Beige (DE6178), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.03). It runs slightly darker (LRV 59 vs 64) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Echoing Valley without repainting risk. See the full Boutique Beige swatch →

Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Echoing Valley

Diamond Vogel's nearest match is Coconut Crumble (0308), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.23). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 63 vs 64) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Echoing Valley without repainting risk. See the full Coconut Crumble swatch →

Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Echoing Valley

Farrow & Ball's nearest match is Cream (NO. 44), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.52). It runs slightly darker (LRV 62 vs 64) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Echoing Valley without repainting risk. See the full Cream swatch →

C2 Paint Equivalent of Echoing Valley

At C2 Paint, the closest color to Echoing Valley is Waffle (C2-641) — very close at ΔE 2.11, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 61 vs 64) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Waffle swatch →

Behr Equivalent of Echoing Valley

At Behr, the closest color to Echoing Valley is Dried Plantain (UL150-6) — very close at ΔE 2.67, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 63 vs 64) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Dried Plantain swatch →

Magnolia Home Equivalent of Echoing Valley

Magnolia Home has no exact twin of Echoing Valley. The nearest is Tapestry Thread (JG-105) at ΔE 3.58 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly darker (LRV 62 vs 64). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Tapestry Thread swatch →

Backdrop Equivalent of Echoing Valley

Backdrop doesn't make a true equivalent of Echoing Valley — the nearest deck color, Real Real (BD-RR), is clearly different (ΔE 6.11). For an exact match, any Backdrop retailer can custom-tint Dutch Boy 320-1DB instead. See the full Real Real swatch →

Clare Equivalent of Echoing Valley

Clare doesn't make a true equivalent of Echoing Valley — the nearest deck color, High Vibe (PNT100-MD-63), is clearly different (ΔE 7.28). For an exact match, any Clare retailer can custom-tint Dutch Boy 320-1DB instead. See the full High Vibe swatch →

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