Dirty Martini
V174 · #DEDAD1 · LRV 70.2 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Revere Pewter55
- 2Agreeable Gray60
- 3Dirty Martini70.2
- 4Pearly White77
- 5Dover White83
What Color Is Dirty Martini, Really?
Dirty Martini reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar V174 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Dirty Martini
Dirty Martini 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 Dirty Martini
At LRV 70.2, Dirty Martini 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 Dirty Martini 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 Valspar V174 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 | City LoftSW 7631 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.5 | 70 | Color page → |
| Behr | Silver Drop790C-2 · Behr | 1.2 | 70 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Athena858 · Benjamin Moore | 0.9 | 69 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | In The CloudPPG0999-1 · PPG / Glidden | 0.5 | 71 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Whitecliff Beige30YY 69/048 · Glidden | 1.8 | 69 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Pearly Gray442-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.6 | 70 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Dirty Martini within Valspar'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 #DEDAD1 in HSL space. Pair Dirty Martini with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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