Malted Milkshake
402-1DB · #D6CAC6 · LRV 61 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Mindful Gray48
- 2Revere Pewter55
- 3Malted Milkshake61
- 4Pale Oak69
- 5Shoji White74
What Color Is Malted Milkshake, Really?
Malted Milkshake reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 402-1DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Malted Milkshake
Malted Milkshake 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 Malted Milkshake
At LRV 61, Malted Milkshake is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. 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. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Malted Milkshake 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 402-1DB 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 | White TruffleSW 6029 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.4 | 60 | Color page → |
| Behr | Hazy TaupeBIC-02 · Behr | 1.6 | 59 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Portland Gray2109-60 · Benjamin Moore | 2.5 | 61 | Color page → |
| Valspar | MystèreT562 · Valspar | 1.1 | 61.8 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | My AlibiPPG1018-2 · PPG / Glidden | 2.4 | 61 | Color page → |
| Glidden | My AlibiPPG1018-2 · Glidden | 2.4 | 61 | Color page → |
Similar Dutch Boy Colors
The nearest shades to Malted Milkshake 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 #D6CAC6 in HSL space. Pair Malted Milkshake with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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