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Scalloped Gray

439-2DB · #C6C0B6 · LRV 53 · warm red-orange tone

439-2DB · #C6C0B6 · LRV 53 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.

Scalloped GrayDutch Boy · 439-2DB
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Scalloped Gray
DUTCH BOY · 439-2DB · #C6C0B6
Brand · codeDutch Boy439-2DB · all Dutch Boy neutrals
LRV53Light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
Undertonewarm red-orange tone
FamilyNeutral
Hex · RGB · HSL#C6C0B6 · 198, 192, 182 · 37°, 12%, 75%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. 1Dorian Gray39
  2. 2Mindful Gray48
  3. 3Scalloped Gray53
  4. 4Agreeable Gray60
  5. 5Pale Oak69
Undertone and depth

What Color Is Scalloped Gray, Really?

Scalloped Gray reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 439-2DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.

Room by room

Best Rooms and Uses for Scalloped Gray

Scalloped Gray 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 Scalloped Gray

At LRV 53, Scalloped Gray 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 Scalloped Gray 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 439-2DB 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 Scalloped Gray 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 Scalloped Gray · 11.6 : 1 · passes AA and AAAWhite text on Scalloped Gray · 1.8 : 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 #C6C0B6 in HSL space. Pair Scalloped Gray with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#C6C0B6 + #B6BCC6
TRIADIC
#C6C0B6 · #B6C6C0 · #C0B6C6
ANALOGOUS
#C6B8B6 · #C6C0B6 · #C4C6B6

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