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FARROW & BALL · NO. 2008

Farrow & Ball Dimity#E5DABD · LRV 76

Why this color. Warm cream with a yellow cast; F&B's go-to color for sunny rooms.

Dimity reads as a red-orange / warm — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover the spec, what Farrow & Ball No. 2008 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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FARROW & BALL DIMITY
RGB 229, 218, 189 LRV 76

Color spec

Brand Farrow & Ball
Name Dimity
SKU No. 2008
Hex #E5DABD
RGB 229, 218, 189
HSL 43°, 43%, 82%
LRV 76
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Neutral

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Trade Secret
SKU 0314 · #E6D8BD · LRV 70
ΔE 1.77 (near-perfect)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all neutral from that brand.

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.41
All neutral at Behr →
N290-3
#E4D9BB
Comfy Beige
ΔE 0.41 · LRV 70
BXC-50
#E4DABD
Stucco White
ΔE 0.45 · LRV 70
MQ2-31
#E3D8BE
Scribe
ΔE 1.1 · LRV 69
PPU8-13
#E5D9B8
Lemon Balm
ΔE 1.25 · LRV 70
BWC-26
#DFDABF
Stucco Tan
ΔE 2.62 · LRV 70

Benjamin Moore

3,919 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.64
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
226
#E4DABC
Twisted
ΔE 0.64 · LRV 70
CC-246
#E4DABC
Vichyssoise
ΔE 0.64 · LRV 70
957
#E6D8BA
Papaya
ΔE 1.31 · LRV 69
CC-248
#E6D8BA
Papaya
ΔE 1.31 · LRV 69
1044
#E8DABF
Lighthouse
ΔE 1.75 · LRV 71

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.72
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
1104-3
#E7DBBF
Deserted Beach
ΔE 0.72 · LRV 71
1026-1
#E1D8BB
Namaste
ΔE 1.06 · LRV 69
12-28
#E7D9B9
At The Beach
ΔE 1.36 · LRV 70
1103-2
#E5DBC5
Almond Paste
ΔE 2.37 · LRV 71
12-32
#E8D7B8
Sandcastle Symphony
ΔE 2.54 · LRV 69

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.13
All neutral at Valspar →
T560
#E8DBBF
Vanilla Pudding
ΔE 1.13 · LRV 71.7
6006-5A
#E3D9B7
Tempered Sage
ΔE 1.81 · LRV 69.5
7003-10
#E8D8BD
Drumskin
ΔE 2.63 · LRV 70.2
6003-3A
#E2DDC3
Spring Reflection
ΔE 2.67 · LRV 71.8
T568
#E9DAC1
Buttermilk
ΔE 2.73 · LRV 71.5

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.97
All neutral at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 2833
#E8D9BD
Roycroft Vellum
ΔE 1.97 · LRV 70
SW 7574
#E7D8BE
Echelon Ecru
ΔE 2.44 · LRV 70
SW 7678
#EDDBBD
Cottage Cream
ΔE 3.05 · LRV 72
SW 7573
#E9D9C0
Eaglet Beige
ΔE 3.14 · LRV 71
SW 6421
#E0DDBD
Celery
ΔE 3.86 · LRV 71

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.73
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-167
#E3D9C4
Morning Snow
ΔE 2.73 · LRV 70
JG-38
#ECE1BC
Ambient Light
ΔE 2.84 · LRV 75
JG-153
#E6DECE
Castle Cream
ΔE 4.63 · LRV 74
JG-34
#EBDCCC
Dutch Tulip
ΔE 6.12 · LRV 73
JG-112
#DEDACE
Locally Sown
ΔE 6.2 · LRV 70

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.74
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6191
#E2D8C3
Exclusive Ivory
ΔE 2.74 · LRV 69
DE6198
#E8DBC5
Cream Wave
ΔE 3.04 · LRV 72
DE5492
#E1DDBF
Silver Fern
ΔE 3.23 · LRV 71
DE5527
#DDDCBF
Woven Reed
ΔE 4.42 · LRV 70
DE6142
#E9D8C2
Floating Feather
ΔE 4.49 · LRV 70

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.31
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-LT-21
#DED3C1
Turbinado
ΔE 4.31 · LRV 66
PNT100-LT-68
#DFDDCB
Greenish
ΔE 4.88 · LRV 72
PNT100-LT-19
#E1DDCF
No Filter
ΔE 5.53 · LRV 72
PNT100-LT-20
#E4D6C7
Neutral Territory
ΔE 6.2 · LRV 69
PNT100-MD-22
#EED6A5
Lemonade
ΔE 6.32 · LRV 69

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #E5DABD in HSL space. Pair Dimity with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#E5DABD + #BDC8E5
TRIADIC
#E5DABD · #BDE5DA · #DABDE5
ANALOGOUS
#E5C6BD · #E5DABD · #DCE5BD

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.39:1 fail
Sample text on black
15.09:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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