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Valspar Dirty Martini#DEDAD1 · LRV 70.2

Dirty Martini reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar V174 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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VALSPAR DIRTY MARTINI
RGB 222, 218, 209 LRV 70.2

Color spec

Brand Valspar
Name Dirty Martini
SKU V174
Hex #DEDAD1
RGB 222, 218, 209
HSL 42°, 16%, 85%
LRV 70.2
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Neutral

About Valspar 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.

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.

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
Polished
SKU 0209 · #DED8CE · LRV 69
ΔE 1.03 (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.

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.51
All neutral at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7631
#DFDAD1
City Loft
ΔE 0.51 · LRV 70
SW 9166
#DCD8D0
Drift of Mist
ΔE 0.64 · LRV 69
SW 7570
#DFD9CF
Egret White
ΔE 0.97 · LRV 70
SW 7628
#DED8CF
Windfresh White
ΔE 1.08 · LRV 69
SW 7021
#DFD9D2
Simple White
ΔE 1.63 · LRV 70

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.57
All neutral at Behr →
790C-2
#DDDAD2
Silver Drop
ΔE 0.57 · LRV 70
OR-W6
#DFDDD2
Coconut Ice
ΔE 1.63 · LRV 72
N200-1
#DDDDD6
Moth Gray
ΔE 2.04 · LRV 72
MQ3-33
#E1DBD5
Creme De La Creme
ΔE 2.09 · LRV 71
N180-2
#DDD9D5
Jodhpur Tan
ΔE 2.49 · LRV 70

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.65
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 274
#DDD8CF
Ammonite
ΔE 0.65 · LRV 69
NO. 277
#D9D8D3
Dimpse
ΔE 2.14 · LRV 69
NO. 241
#DFD6CB
Skimming Stone
ΔE 2.44 · LRV 68
NO. 2011
#DDDBD9
Blackened
ΔE 3.35 · LRV 71
NO. 204
#D9DCD2
Pale Powder
ΔE 3.56 · LRV 71

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.95
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
858
#DDD9CE
Athena
ΔE 0.95 · LRV 69
OC-20
#DDD9CE
Pale Oak
ΔE 0.95 · LRV 69
981
#DFDBCD
Wind's Breath
ΔE 2.21 · LRV 70
OC-24
#DFDBCD
Wind's Breath
ΔE 2.21 · LRV
1002
#E2D8CF
Featherstone
ΔE 2.99 · LRV 69

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.03
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
1006-2
#DFDCD5
Shark
ΔE 1.03 · LRV 72
14-07
#E0DBCD
Scotch Mist
ΔE 2.12 · LRV 71
1027-1
#DEDBCC
Cocoon
ΔE 2.8 · LRV 71
1128-1
#DADCD3
Anonymous
ΔE 2.97 · LRV 71
1033-2
#D9DCD1
Wayward Willow
ΔE 3.73 · LRV 71

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.27
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-132
#DAD8D1
Yarn
ΔE 1.27 · LRV 69
JG-112
#DEDACE
Locally Sown
ΔE 1.36 · LRV 70
JG-108
#E5DED2
Soft Linen
ΔE 1.92 · LRV 74
JG-11
#E0DFD4
One Horn White
ΔE 2.17 · LRV 73
JG-119
#DEDFD8
Chime Gray
ΔE 2.6 · LRV 73

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.28
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DEC774
#DBD6CB
Shady
ΔE 1.28 · LRV 67
DE6275
#D9DAD2
Silver Creek
ΔE 2.43 · LRV 70
DEW395
#DCD8D4
Heirloom Shade
ΔE 2.51 · LRV 69
DE6373
#DBDBDA
Porpoise
ΔE 3.94 · LRV 71
DE6289
#D5DBD5
Silver Fox
ΔE 4.7 · LRV 70

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.28
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-LT-19
#E1DDCF
No Filter
ΔE 2.28 · LRV 72
PNT100-LT-07
#D6D7D2
Seize The Gray
ΔE 2.86 · LRV 68
PNT100-LT-68
#DFDDCB
Greenish
ΔE 4.19 · LRV 72
PNT100-LT-69
#D7DCD3
Rain Check
ΔE 4.34 · LRV 70
PNT100-LT-20
#E4D6C7
Neutral Territory
ΔE 4.61 · LRV 69

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.21
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 4.21 · LRV 65
BD-JA
#EFEDE3
Jane
ΔE 4.24 · LRV 86
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 5.77 · LRV 73
BD-DS
#F2EAD2
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
ΔE 6.65 · LRV 84
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 10.61 · LRV 60

Similar Valspar colors

closest in the Valspar deck

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.

8005-2A
Slush
LRV 70
V122-1
New York City Winter
LRV 69.9
V145-1
Barest Hush
LRV 69.7
V183
Mink Frost
LRV 70.3
8005-4A
Quiet Interlude
LRV 71
8004-26A
Glass Pebble
LRV 70

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.

COMPLEMENTARY
#DEDAD1 + #D1D5DE
TRIADIC
#DEDAD1 · #D1DEDA · #DAD1DE
ANALOGOUS
#DED3D1 · #DEDAD1 · #DCDED1

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.39:1 fail
Sample text on black
15.06:1 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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