Ashwood
DE6290 · #BCC4BD · LRV 50 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
What Color Is Ashwood, Really?
Ashwood reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE6290 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Ashwood
Ashwood 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. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Ashwood
At LRV 50, Ashwood is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. 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. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Ashwood 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 Dunn-Edwards DE6290 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 | Comfort GraySW 6205 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.3 | 54 | Color page → |
| Behr | Pewter TrayICC-47 · Behr | 1.0 | 55 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | TranquilityAF-490 · Benjamin Moore | 0.5 | 53 | Color page → |
| Valspar | SleepyT678 · Valspar | 1.5 | 52.9 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Felted WoolPPG0997-2 · PPG / Glidden | 2.9 | 55 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Jade Frost50GY 53/033 · Glidden | 2.5 | 53 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Ashwood within Dunn-Edwards'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 #BCC4BD in HSL space. Pair Ashwood with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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