Cool Frost
DE5931 · #E7E6ED · LRV 73 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1French Lilac56
- 2Lavender Mist63
- 3Cool Frost73
- 4Misty Lilac79
- 5Barely Pink87
What Color Is Cool Frost, Really?
Cool Frost reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5931 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Cool Frost
Cool Frost 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 Cool Frost
At LRV 73, Cool Frost 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 Cool Frost 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 DE5931 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 | Feathery LilacSW 7141 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.9 | 81 | Color page → |
| Behr | Lavender Lace660E-1 · Behr | 1.9 | 80 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Whisper Violet2070-70 · Benjamin Moore | 0.6 | 77 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Teapot8007-1A · Valspar | 4.3 | 80 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Iris IslePPG1248-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.0 | 78 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Barcelona Rain59BB 81/022 · Glidden | 0.5 | 81 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Cool Frost 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 #E7E6ED in HSL space. Pair Cool Frost with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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