Homespun Beige
409-1DB · #E6D0BD · LRV 66 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Revere Pewter55
- 2Agreeable Gray60
- 3Homespun Beige66
- 4Shoji White74
- 5Dover White83
What Color Is Homespun Beige, Really?
Homespun Beige reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 409-1DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Homespun Beige
Homespun Beige 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 Homespun Beige
At LRV 66, Homespun Beige 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 Homespun Beige 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 409-1DB 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 | PuebloSW 7711 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.0 | 66 | Color page → |
| Behr | Autumn BlushS220-1 · Behr | 1.2 | 66 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Coastal Cottage1164 · Benjamin Moore | 1.8 | 66 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Elafonisi BeachT535 · Valspar | 1.0 | 63.9 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Ice Cream ConePPG1082-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.4 | 65 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Ice Cream ConePPG1082-3 · Glidden | 1.2 | 65 | Color page → |
Similar Dutch Boy Colors
The nearest shades to Homespun Beige 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 #E6D0BD in HSL space. Pair Homespun Beige with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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