French Custard
315-1DB · #EFDDC1 · LRV 74 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Agreeable Gray60
- 2Pale Oak69
- 3French Custard74
- 4Dover White83
- 5Moonlit Beach88
What Color Is French Custard, Really?
French Custard reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 315-1DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for French Custard
French Custard 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.
How Lighting Changes French Custard
At LRV 74, French Custard 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 French Custard 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 Dutch Boy 315-1DB 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 | NaperySW 6386 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.0 | 74 | Color page → |
| Behr | Frosted ToffeeS270-1 · Behr | 1.8 | 73 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Heartsmere1114 · Benjamin Moore | 0.8 | 70 | Color page → |
| Valspar | CandelabraV092-1 · Valspar | 1.0 | 72.8 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | EtherealPPG1088-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.5 | 74 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Country Cream40YY 72/164 · Glidden | 1.8 | 72 | Color page → |
Similar Dutch Boy Colors
The nearest shades to French Custard within Dutch Boy'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 #EFDDC1 in HSL space. Pair French Custard with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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