Color spec
| Brand | Dunn-Edwards |
| Name | Cold Embrace |
| SKU | DEGR65 |
| Hex | #C8C8C5 |
| RGB | 200, 200, 197 |
| HSL | 60°, 3%, 78% |
| LRV | 58 |
| Undertone | true neutral (no measurable hue) |
| 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 at every US brand
13 brands · top 5 each5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all gray from that brand.
Kompozit
Sherwin-Williams
Diamond Vogel
Benjamin Moore
PPG / Glidden
C2 Paint
Valspar
Behr
Clare
Dutch Boy
Magnolia Home
Farrow & Ball
Backdrop
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.
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Cold Embrace
Farrow & Ball doesn't make a true equivalent of Cold Embrace — the nearest deck color, Calluna (NO. 270), is clearly different (ΔE 5.28). For an exact match, any Farrow & Ball retailer can custom-tint Dunn-Edwards DEGR65 instead. See the full Calluna swatch →
Backdrop Equivalent of Cold Embrace
Backdrop doesn't make a true equivalent of Cold Embrace — the nearest deck color, Real Real (BD-RR), is clearly different (ΔE 6.58). For an exact match, any Backdrop retailer can custom-tint Dunn-Edwards DEGR65 instead. See the full Real Real swatch →