Dorset Cream
No. 68 · #E9D0A3 · LRV 65 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Honey Tea52
- 2Tuscan Sun60
- 3Dorset Cream65
- 4Banana Cream71
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Dorset Cream, Really?
Dorset Cream reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Farrow & Ball No. 68 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Dorset Cream
Dorset Cream 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. Yellows lift kitchens, hallways and kids' rooms with warmth.
How Lighting Changes Dorset Cream
At LRV 65, Dorset Cream 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 Dorset Cream 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 Farrow & Ball No. 68 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 | Lucent YellowSW 6400 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.7 | 64 | Color page → |
| Behr | Harmonious GoldM300-3 · Behr | 0.8 | 65 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Harvest Time186 · Benjamin Moore | 0.7 | 63 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Shifting SandsT529 · Valspar | 0.5 | 65.5 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Spice Is NicePPG1090-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.3 | 65 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Spice Is NicePPG1090-2 · Glidden | 0.8 | 65 | Color page → |
Similar Farrow & Ball Colors
The nearest shades to Dorset Cream within Farrow & Ball'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 #E9D0A3 in HSL space. Pair Dorset Cream with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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