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Melodious Ivory

313-2DB · #E4CAAD · LRV 62 · warm red-orange tone

313-2DB · #E4CAAD · LRV 62 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.

Melodious IvoryDutch Boy · 313-2DB
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Melodious Ivory
DUTCH BOY · 313-2DB · #E4CAAD
Brand · codeDutch Boy313-2DB · all Dutch Boy neutrals
LRV62Light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
Undertonewarm red-orange tone
FamilyNeutral
Hex · RGB · HSL#E4CAAD · 228, 202, 173 · 32°, 50%, 79%Display values from the brand. Match it at another brand
Sheen we recommendEggshell on walls · satin on trim and cabinetsWhich sheen where, explained
Where it sits, light to dark
  1. 1Mindful Gray48
  2. 2Revere Pewter55
  3. 3Melodious Ivory62
  4. 4Pale Oak69
  5. 5Shoji White74
Undertone and depth

What Color Is Melodious Ivory, Really?

Melodious Ivory reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 313-2DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.

Room by room

Best Rooms and Uses for Melodious Ivory

Melodious Ivory 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.

Light by light

How Lighting Changes Melodious Ivory

At LRV 62, Melodious Ivory 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.

Test it in your light, not a showroom's

Most complaints about Melodious Ivory 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.

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Need It From Another Brand?

Any paint counter can custom-tint Dutch Boy 313-2DB 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.

Same deck, next chip over

Similar Dutch Boy Colors

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

Contrast, for text and signage
Black text on Melodious Ivory · 13.4 : 1 · passes AA and AAAWhite text on Melodious Ivory · 1.6 : 1 · fails for text

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 #E4CAAD in HSL space. Pair Melodious Ivory with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#E4CAAD + #ADC7E4
TRIADIC
#E4CAAD · #ADE4CA · #CAADE4
ANALOGOUS
#E4AFAD · #E4CAAD · #E3E4AD

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