Cotton Cloth
DE5455 · #FAF4D4 · LRV 82 — warm yellow tone, very light — near-white, broadens small spaces.
- 1Agreeable Gray60
- 2Pale Oak69
- 3Cotton Cloth82
- 4Moonlit Beach88
- 5Crème Fraiche93
What Color Is Cotton Cloth, Really?
Cotton Cloth reads as a warm yellow tone — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5455 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Cotton Cloth
Cotton Cloth shines on ceilings, trim and in small or low-light rooms where you need to stretch the light — and as a calm whole-home backdrop. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
How Lighting Changes Cotton Cloth
Cotton Cloth is very light — LRV 82, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. Its yellow 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. In north light it can read slightly cooler; a warm white trim alongside keeps it from going clinical.
Most complaints about Cotton Cloth 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 DE5455 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 | Crescent MoonSW 7124 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.8 | 87 | Color page → |
| Behr | EffervescentP310-1 · Behr | 0.9 | 90 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Palm Coast Pale330 · Benjamin Moore | 0.7 | 89 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Cream PuffV016-1 · Valspar | 2.5 | 87.6 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Oyster CrackerPPG1108-1 · PPG / Glidden | 1.6 | 86 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Candlelight Yellow67YY 87/169 · Glidden | 0.6 | 87 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Cotton Cloth 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 #FAF4D4 in HSL space. Pair Cotton Cloth with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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