Color spec
| Brand | Dunn-Edwards |
| Name | Cold Embrace |
| SKU | DEGR65 |
| Hex | #C8C8C5 |
| RGB | 200, 200, 197 |
| HSL | 60°, 3%, 78% |
| LRV | 58 |
| Undertone | neutral with no strong undertone |
| Family | Gray |
About Dunn-Edwards Cold Embrace
At LRV 58, Cold Embrace is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Because it carries almost no measurable hue, it stays a true neutral and pairs cleanly with nearly any trim or floor. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Cold Embrace 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.
Closest matches by brand
18 brands within ΔE 5The closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Only colors within ΔE 5 (close enough to substitute on a wall) are shown — brands with no real match are left off. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all gray from that brand.
Sherwin-Williams
Behr
Benjamin Moore
Valspar
PPG / Glidden
Glidden
Dutch Boy
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams
Magnolia Home
Farrow & Ball
Diamond Vogel
Hirshfield's
Rodda
C2 Paint
Clare
Portola Paints
Annie Sloan
Kompozit
Similar Dunn-Edwards colors
closest in the Dunn-Edwards deckThe nearest shades to Cold Embrace within Dunn-Edwards's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #C8C8C5 in HSL space. Pair Cold Embrace with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.
Dunn-Edwards Cold Embrace Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Cold Embrace from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Dunn-Edwards DEGR65 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Cold Embrace
The closest Sherwin-Williams equivalent of Cold Embrace is Autonomous (SW 9557). At ΔE 0.7 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same true neutral undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 57 vs 58). If Sherwin-Williams is your counter, order Autonomous and you'll get the same color. See the full Autonomous swatch →
Behr Equivalent of Cold Embrace
Behr's nearest match is Traditional Gray (PPF-29), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.56). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 57 vs 58) and carries a warm yellow undertone, so it substitutes for Cold Embrace without repainting risk. See the full Traditional Gray swatch →
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Cold Embrace
Benjamin Moore's nearest match is Silver Chain (1472), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.07). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 57 vs 58) and carries a true neutral undertone, so it substitutes for Cold Embrace without repainting risk. See the full Silver Chain swatch →
Valspar Equivalent of Cold Embrace
Valspar's nearest match is Filtered Shade (4003-1B), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.29). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 58.4 vs 58) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Cold Embrace without repainting risk. See the full Filtered Shade swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Cold Embrace
PPG / Glidden's nearest match is Pittsburgh Gray (PPG0994-2), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.61). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 59 vs 58) and carries a true neutral undertone, so it substitutes for Cold Embrace without repainting risk. See the full Pittsburgh Gray swatch →
Glidden Equivalent of Cold Embrace
The closest Glidden equivalent of Cold Embrace is Silver Band (PPG0995-3). At ΔE 0.69 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same true neutral undertone and runs slightly darker (LRV 56 vs 58). If Glidden is your counter, order Silver Band and you'll get the same color. See the full Silver Band swatch →
Dutch Boy Equivalent of Cold Embrace
Dutch Boy's nearest match is Garden Stone (437-2DB), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.7). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 58 vs 58) and carries a true neutral undertone, so it substitutes for Cold Embrace without repainting risk. See the full Garden Stone swatch →
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Cold Embrace
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams's nearest match is Grey Sanctuary (HGSW 1476), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.71). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 57 vs 58) and carries a true neutral undertone, so it substitutes for Cold Embrace without repainting risk. See the full Grey Sanctuary swatch →
Magnolia Home Equivalent of Cold Embrace
At Magnolia Home, the closest color to Cold Embrace is Wedding Band (JG-12) — very close at ΔE 3.08, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 58 vs 58) and carries a cool green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Wedding Band swatch →
Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Cold Embrace
Diamond Vogel's nearest match is Paternoster (0546), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.33). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 58 vs 58) and carries a true neutral undertone, so it substitutes for Cold Embrace without repainting risk. See the full Paternoster swatch →
Hirshfield's Equivalent of Cold Embrace
The closest Hirshfield's equivalent of Cold Embrace is Snowglory (0531). At ΔE 0.52 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same true neutral undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 58 vs 58). If Hirshfield's is your counter, order Snowglory and you'll get the same color. See the full Snowglory swatch →
Rodda Equivalent of Cold Embrace
At Rodda, the closest color to Cold Embrace is Silver Shine (R061) — very close at ΔE 2.4, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 58) and carries a cool green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Silver Shine swatch →
C2 Paint Equivalent of Cold Embrace
C2 Paint's nearest match is Seraph (C2-992), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.7). It runs slightly darker (LRV 56 vs 58) and carries a true neutral undertone, so it substitutes for Cold Embrace without repainting risk. See the full Seraph swatch →
Clare Equivalent of Cold Embrace
Clare's nearest match is Windy City (PNT100-LT-08), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.67). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 59 vs 58) and carries a warm yellow undertone, so it substitutes for Cold Embrace without repainting risk. See the full Windy City swatch →
Portola Paints Equivalent of Cold Embrace
At Portola Paints, the closest color to Cold Embrace is Lumiere (LUMIERE) — very close at ΔE 2.76, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 58 vs 58) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Lumiere swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Cold Embrace
The closest Kompozit equivalent of Cold Embrace is Snowglory (0531). At ΔE 0.52 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same true neutral undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 58 vs 58). If Kompozit is your counter, order Snowglory and you'll get the same color. See the full Snowglory swatch →