Cold Wind
DE6351 · #E1E3E4 · LRV 71 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Superwhite0
- 2Heirloom Shade63
- 3Cold Wind71
- 4Alabaster82
- 5Chantilly Lace91
What Color Is Cold Wind, Really?
Cold Wind reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE6351 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Cold Wind
Cold Wind 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. As a white, it's a natural for trim, ceilings and cabinets, and a clean backdrop for art.
How Lighting Changes Cold Wind
At LRV 71, Cold Wind 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.
Most complaints about Cold Wind 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 DE6351 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 | Soothing WhiteSW 6539 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.8 | 76 | Color page → |
| Behr | Ancient Stone790A-2 · Behr | 1.1 | 76 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Marilyn's Dress2125-60 · Benjamin Moore | 1.2 | 77 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Gentle GrayT651 · Valspar | 0.6 | 76.2 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Windswept BeachPPG1169-1 · PPG / Glidden | 0.6 | 77 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Silver Streak50BG 76/023 · Glidden | 1.0 | 76 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Cold Wind 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 #E1E3E4 in HSL space. Pair Cold Wind with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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