Delaware Putty
Delaware Putty is a versatile and reflective Brown from Benjamin Moore. Our real-world data shows it is a primary choice when homeowners need to provide a clean, timeless feel that works across various lighting conditions. Below, you'll find 1 examples of this shade in actual homes along with suggested color relationships.
Hex
#DDD3B7
LRV
63.16
Delaware Putty in Real Rooms
Delaware Putty has a high LRV of 63.16 — it reflects a lot of light and will read pale and airy in most spaces. It's neutral in temperature, making it adaptable across different lighting conditions and room orientations. Grouped in the Brown and Neutral family, the photos below show it applied in a bedroom.
1 Bedroom Photo
Delaware Putty creates a bedroom that feels deliberately calm rather than accidentally plain. The color absorbs the first rays of morning light without bouncing them back harshly, which means waking up in this environment feels gentle and gradual. Keep the window treatments simple and let the walls do the heavy lifting.
Bedroom walls in Delaware Putty provide sophisticated, understated style.
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 63 vs 25, Delaware Putty is decisively the brighter choice.
Delaware Putty reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 45), opening up a space where Santorini Blue encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 63, Soft Chamois is decisively the brighter choice.
Floral White reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 63), opening up a space where Delaware Putty encloses it.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 63 and 62, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 64 vs 63), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Twisted Oak Path reads slightly lighter (LRV 67 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 63 vs 24, Delaware Putty is decisively the brighter choice.
Delaware Putty reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 34), opening up a space where Coastline encloses it.
At LRV 63 vs 36, Delaware Putty is decisively the brighter choice.
Delaware Putty reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 14), opening up a space where Andes Summit encloses it.
Delaware Putty reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 12), opening up a space where Evening Dove encloses it.
At LRV 63 vs 8, Delaware Putty is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 22, Delaware Putty is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
A 10-point LRV gap (73 vs 63) makes Feather Down the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 63 and 62, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 65 vs 63), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (71 vs 63) makes Creamy White the marginally brighter of the two.
White Down reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 63), opening up a space where Delaware Putty encloses it.
Darker Colors
At LRV 63 vs 50, Delaware Putty is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (63 vs 56) makes Delaware Putty the marginally brighter of the two.
Delaware Putty reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 47), opening up a space where Shakespeare Tan encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (63 vs 54) makes Delaware Putty the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 63 vs 43, Delaware Putty is decisively the brighter choice.