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Antique Coin

DE6270 · #B5B8A8 · LRV 44 · cool green tone

DE6270 · #B5B8A8 · LRV 44 — cool green tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.

Antique CoinDunn-Edwards · DE6270
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Antique Coin
DUNN-EDWARDS · DE6270 · #B5B8A8
Brand · codeDunn-EdwardsDE6270 · all Dunn-Edwards grays
LRV44Mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
Undertonecool green tone
FamilyGray
Hex · RGB · HSL#B5B8A8 · 181, 184, 168 · 71°, 10%, 69%Display values from the brand. Match it at another brand
Sheen we recommendEggshell on walls · satin on trim and cabinetsWhich sheen where, explained
Where it sits, light to dark
  1. 1Kendall Charcoal15
  2. 2Retreat21
  3. 3Antique Coin44
  4. 4Upward57
  5. 5Sea Salt63
Undertone and depth

What Color Is Antique Coin, Really?

Antique Coin reads as a cool green tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE6270 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.

Room by room

Best Rooms and Uses for Antique Coin

Antique Coin is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.

Light by light

How Lighting Changes Antique Coin

Antique Coin sits in the mid-range at LRV 44, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. Its green 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. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.

Test it in your light, not a showroom's

Most complaints about Antique Coin 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.

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Need It From Another Brand?

Any paint counter can custom-tint Dunn-Edwards DE6270 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.

Same deck, next chip over

Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors

The nearest shades to Antique Coin within Dunn-Edwards's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

Contrast, for text and signage
Black text on Antique Coin · 10.4 : 1 · passes AA and AAAWhite text on Antique Coin · 2 : 1 · fails for text

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 #B5B8A8 in HSL space. Pair Antique Coin with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#B5B8A8 + #ABA8B8
TRIADIC
#B5B8A8 · #A8B5B8 · #B8A8B5
ANALOGOUS
#B8B3A8 · #B5B8A8 · #ADB8A8

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