Rubberband Tan
318-3DB · #E7CDA7 · LRV 64 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Light French Gray53
- 2Accessible Beige58
- 3Rubberband Tan64
- 4Pale Oak69
- 5Shoji White74
What Color Is Rubberband Tan, Really?
Rubberband Tan reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 318-3DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Rubberband Tan
Rubberband Tan 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 Rubberband Tan
At LRV 64, Rubberband Tan 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 Rubberband Tan 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 318-3DB 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 | IvoireSW 6127 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.5 | 64 | Color page → |
| Behr | Dried PlantainUL150-6 · Behr | 0.8 | 63 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | From the ArchivesCSP-1060 · Benjamin Moore | 1.8 | 63 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Oberon on the BeachT538 · Valspar | 1.4 | 64.9 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Spice Is NicePPG1090-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.2 | 65 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Golden Bamboo30YY 63/231 · Glidden | 1.8 | 63 | Color page → |
Similar Dutch Boy Colors
The nearest shades to Rubberband Tan 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 #E7CDA7 in HSL space. Pair Rubberband Tan with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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