Dunn-Edwards Cottage White#EBE5D2 · LRV 84
Why this color. The warm-creamy white DE designers spec for traditional homes.
Cottage White reads as a yellow / warm — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover the spec, what Dunn-Edwards DEW341 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Color spec
| Brand | Dunn-Edwards |
| Name | Cottage White |
| SKU | DEW341 |
| Hex | #EBE5D2 |
| RGB | 235, 229, 210 |
| HSL | 46°, 38%, 87% |
| LRV | 84 |
| Undertone | yellow / warm |
| Family | White |
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 white from that brand.
PPG / Glidden
Behr
Valspar
Magnolia Home
Benjamin Moore
Sherwin-Williams
Farrow & Ball
Backdrop
Clare
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #EBE5D2 in HSL space. Pair Cottage White 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.