Dunn-Edwards Cool December#C7CCC4 · LRV 60
Why this color. 2022 DE Color of the Year; coastal greige with national press.
Cool December reads as a green / cool — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Dunn-Edwards DEC754 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Color spec
| Brand | Dunn-Edwards |
| Name | Cool December |
| SKU | DEC754 |
| Hex | #C7CCC4 |
| RGB | 199, 204, 196 |
| HSL | 98°, 7%, 78% |
| LRV | 60 |
| Undertone | green / cool |
| Family | Gray |
Kompozit alternative
The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.
Closest matches at every US brand
9 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.
Magnolia Home
Sherwin-Williams
Behr
PPG / Glidden
Valspar
Clare
Benjamin Moore
Farrow & Ball
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #C7CCC4 in HSL space. Pair Cool December 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.