Cross-brand match

Dry Creek in Valspar

Dunn-Edwards DE6122 translated into the Valspar line

Dunn-Edwards Dry Creek DE6122 on a wall, hex #D8C7B6
Valspar Desert Fortress 2008-10B on a wall, hex #DACAB9

The closest Valspar paint to Dunn-Edwards Dry Creek (DE6122) is Desert Fortress 2008-10B, a delta-E of 1.08 away — close enough to swap without anyone noticing, though a large sample in daylight will show the difference.

Desert Fortress is 1.2 LRV points lighter, so the room will read slightly brighter. Undertone reads as yellow undertone against yellow undertone, at chroma 10.9 and 11.1.

Codes are not transferable between manufacturers and no brand publishes a conversion table, so every figure here is measured from the published hex values rather than taken from a chart.

NEARESTDesert Fortress2008-10B
DISTANCEΔE 1.08CIE Lab
LIGHT REFLECTANCE60.0 against 58.8
HEX#DACAB9against #D8C7B6

Ranked matches in Valspar

closest first
Valspar colorΔE LRV Undertone
Desert Fortress2008-10B 1.08 60.0 yellow undertone Compare
Tagsale Linen3001-10C 2.66 63.0 orange undertone Compare
Parlour Taupe7003-1 2.71 62.0 yellow undertone Compare
Sand Storm2004-10B 2.74 57.0 orange undertone Compare
Rattan Basket3007-10C 2.75 61.0 yellow undertone Compare
Oatbran6006-1B 3.13 54.0 yellow undertone Compare

Dry Creek in other brands

same color, different line

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