Odyssey Beige
317-1DB · #E5D4B8 · LRV 67 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Revere Pewter55
- 2Agreeable Gray60
- 3Odyssey Beige67
- 4Shoji White74
- 5Dover White83
What Color Is Odyssey Beige, Really?
Odyssey Beige reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 317-1DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Odyssey Beige
Odyssey 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 Odyssey Beige
At LRV 67, Odyssey 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 Odyssey 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 317-1DB 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 | Irish CreamSW 7537 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.8 | 66 | Color page → |
| Behr | AebleskiverT11-18 · Behr | 0.8 | 67 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Mohair1058 · Benjamin Moore | 0.8 | 67 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Fennel Splash6007-3B · Valspar | 2.4 | 66.9 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Alpaca WoolPPG14-19 · PPG / Glidden | 1.3 | 67 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Tawny Birch30YY 65/171 · Glidden | 0.7 | 65 | Color page → |
Similar Dutch Boy Colors
The nearest shades to Odyssey 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 #E5D4B8 in HSL space. Pair Odyssey Beige with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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