Crêpe Papier
DET644 · #DBD7C4 · LRV 68 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Revere Pewter55
- 2Agreeable Gray60
- 3Crêpe Papier68
- 4Shoji White74
- 5Dover White83
What Color Is Crêpe Papier, Really?
Crêpe Papier reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DET644 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Crêpe Papier
Crêpe Papier 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. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
How Lighting Changes Crêpe Papier
At LRV 68, Crêpe Papier is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. 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. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Crêpe Papier 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 DET644 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 | Kestrel WhiteSW 7516 · Sherwin-Williams | 4.2 | 68 | Color page → |
| Behr | Prairie DustN330-2 · Behr | 1.4 | 68 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Tapestry Beige975 · Benjamin Moore | 0.4 | 66 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Lion of Hadrian8007-9G · Valspar | 2.9 | 68 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Veil Of DuskPPG1029-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.5 | 68 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Frosted Green Grape90YY 67/117 · Glidden | 2.0 | 67 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Crêpe Papier 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 #DBD7C4 in HSL space. Pair Crêpe Papier with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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