Owl Eyes
121-6DB · #DDB835 · LRV 50 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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- 2Chilled Wine41
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- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Owl Eyes, Really?
Owl Eyes reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 121-6DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Owl Eyes
Owl Eyes 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. Yellows lift kitchens, hallways and kids' rooms with warmth.
How Lighting Changes Owl Eyes
At LRV 50, Owl Eyes is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its yellow 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 Owl Eyes 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 121-6DB 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 | Eye CatchingSW 6914 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.0 | 50 | Color page → |
| Behr | SolariumP310-7 · Behr | 0.8 | 51 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Sun Valley350 · Benjamin Moore | 1.4 | 50 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Pickled Peppers8001-25E · Valspar | 1.6 | 48 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Va Va VoomPPG1210-6 · PPG / Glidden | 4.8 | 49 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Golden Rae30YY 49/562 · Glidden | 3.5 | 49 | Color page → |
Similar Dutch Boy Colors
The nearest shades to Owl Eyes 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 #DDB835 in HSL space. Pair Owl Eyes with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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