Warmed Biscuit
217-2DB · #DAC299 · LRV 56 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Dorian Gray39
- 2Mindful Gray48
- 3Warmed Biscuit56
- 4Pale Oak69
- 5Shoji White74
What Color Is Warmed Biscuit, Really?
Warmed Biscuit reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 217-2DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Warmed Biscuit
Warmed Biscuit 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 Warmed Biscuit
At LRV 56, Warmed Biscuit 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 Warmed Biscuit 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 217-2DB 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 | BlondeSW 6128 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.5 | 54 | Color page → |
| Behr | Natural TwineS310-3 · Behr | 0.4 | 56 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | ShortbreadCSP-970 · Benjamin Moore | 1.0 | 56 | Color page → |
| Valspar | More Cowbell8003-21C · Valspar | 2.5 | 56 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | True BlondePPG12-12 · PPG / Glidden | 0.6 | 57 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Tuscan Tan20YY 53/238 · Glidden | 1.1 | 53 | Color page → |
Similar Dutch Boy Colors
The nearest shades to Warmed Biscuit 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 #DAC299 in HSL space. Pair Warmed Biscuit with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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