Chill in the Air
DE5911 · #D1D5E7 · LRV 63 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Wisteria48
- 2French Lilac56
- 3Chill in the Air63
- 4Silver Peony68
- 5White Lavender76
What Color Is Chill in the Air, Really?
Chill in the Air reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5911 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Chill in the Air
Chill in the Air 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. Purples range from restful (bedrooms) to dramatic (powder rooms) depending on depth.
How Lighting Changes Chill in the Air
At LRV 63, Chill in the Air is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its blue 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 Chill in the Air 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 DE5911 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behr | Violet WaterT12-17 · Behr | 0.8 | 68 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Celestia Blue1429 · Benjamin Moore | 1.9 | 66 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Blushing LilacM233 · Valspar | 1.5 | 68.7 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Violet ShadowPPG1170-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.9 | 65 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Lavender Cloud90BB 67/069 · Glidden | 3.2 | 67 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Lavender Dreams142-3DB · Dutch Boy | 1.4 | 66 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Chill in the Air 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 #D1D5E7 in HSL space. Pair Chill in the Air with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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