Tawny Bluff
312-2DB · #E5CDB6 · LRV 64 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Light French Gray53
- 2Accessible Beige58
- 3Tawny Bluff64
- 4Pale Oak69
- 5Shoji White74
What Color Is Tawny Bluff, Really?
Tawny Bluff reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 312-2DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Tawny Bluff
Tawny Bluff 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 Tawny Bluff
At LRV 64, Tawny Bluff 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 Tawny Bluff 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 312-2DB 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.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Sweet OrangeSW 6351 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.5 | 64 | Color page → |
| Behr | Venetian MaskPPU3-06 · Behr | 1.1 | 64 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Raleigh PeachCW-205 · Benjamin Moore | 2.1 | 63 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Strawberry Malt2008-8C · Valspar | 0.7 | 63.3 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Malibu DunePPG1083-4 · PPG / Glidden | 0.7 | 64 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Tea & Honey00YY 62/144 · Glidden | 0.8 | 62 | Color page → |
Similar Dutch Boy Colors
The nearest shades to Tawny Bluff 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 #E5CDB6 in HSL space. Pair Tawny Bluff with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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