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Dunn-Edwards Draw Your SwordDE6348 · #6C7179 · LRV 16

Draw Your Sword reads as a cool blue tone — dark — high drama, needs strong daylight or warm bulbs. The notes below cover the color's details, what Dunn-Edwards DE6348 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

DUNN-EDWARDS DRAW YOUR SWORD
RGB 108, 113, 121LRV 16

Color spec

BrandDunn-Edwards
NameDraw Your Sword
SKUDE6348
Hex#6C7179
RGB108, 113, 121
HSL217°, 6%, 45%
LRV16
Undertonecool blue tone
FamilyGray
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About Dunn-Edwards Draw Your Sword

With an LRV of 16, Draw Your Sword is a deep, dramatic shade. It soaks up light in north-facing rooms and looks richest where strong daylight hits it. Because it carries almost no measurable hue, it stays a true neutral and pairs cleanly with nearly any trim or floor. Warm artificial light softens it; cool LED can make it look flat, so match your bulbs to the mood you want.

Draw Your Sword works best as a feature — a single wall, built-ins, a study or dining room — rather than wrapping a whole bright space. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.

Closest matches by brand

13 brands within ΔE 5

The closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Only colors within ΔE 5 (close enough to substitute on a wall) are shown — brands with no real match are left off. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all gray from that brand.

Sherwin-Williams

1,947 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.88
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7665 · #656D73 · ΔE 2.88 · LRV 15

Behr

5,644 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.66
All gray at Behr →
PPU18-03 · #6E7174 · ΔE 2.66 · LRV 16
PPU18-3 · #6E7174 · ΔE 2.66 · LRV 16
MQ5-28 · #6B7174 · ΔE 3.08 · LRV 16
QE-61 · #6B7275 · ΔE 3.35 · LRV 16

Benjamin Moore

4,068 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.05
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
2125-30 · #6D7378 · ΔE 2.05 · LRV 18
1623 · #67737C · ΔE 3.15 · LRV 18
1602 · #6A6F70 · ΔE 4.15 · LRV 17
1595 · #6C7171 · ΔE 4.63 · LRV 17

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.69
All gray at Valspar →
8004-47E · #6D6F7A · ΔE 2.69 · LRV 16
V114-2 · #6C767C · ΔE 3.41 · LRV 17.6
4007-2B · #687276 · ΔE 3.89 · LRV 16.2
4008-2B · #6B7071 · ΔE 4.07 · LRV 15.9

PPG / Glidden

2,132 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.41
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
PPG0993-6 · #6E747B · ΔE 1.41 · LRV 17
PPG1011-5 · #6E7477 · ΔE 3.22 · LRV 17
PPG1039-6 · #656E72 · ΔE 3.86 · LRV 15
PPG0996-6 · #707070 · ΔE 4.56 · LRV 16

Glidden

3,101 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.13
All gray at Glidden →
PPG0993-6 · #6D737A · ΔE 1.13 · LRV 17
30BB 16/031 · #6E7176 · ΔE 1.62 · LRV 16
PPG1011-5 · #6E7376 · ΔE 2.93 · LRV 17
PPG0996-6 · #6F6F6F · ΔE 4.6 · LRV 16

Dutch Boy

1,340 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.36
All gray at Dutch Boy →
434-6DB · #6A7178 · ΔE 1.36 · LRV 16
436-6DB · #6D7070 · ΔE 4.43 · LRV 16
430-6DB · #647074 · ΔE 4.77 · LRV 16
HGSW 1452 · #656D73 · ΔE 2.88 · LRV 15
HGSW 7665 · #656D73 · ΔE 2.88 · LRV 15

Diamond Vogel

1,386 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.16
All gray at Diamond Vogel →
0521 · #71737C · ΔE 2.16 · LRV 17
0507 · #68737C · ΔE 2.73 · LRV 17
1319 · #717481 · ΔE 3.46 · LRV 18
0528 · #6A6E70 · ΔE 3.53 · LRV 15

Hirshfield's

1,469 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.13
All gray at Hirshfield's →
0521 · #6B6F78 · ΔE 1.13 · LRV 17
0513 · #687078 · ΔE 1.63 · LRV 18
1319 · #686D7C · ΔE 3.85 · LRV 17

Rodda

357 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.84
All gray at Rodda →
R105 · #737379 · ΔE 2.84 · LRV 18
CA198 · #697073 · ΔE 3.42 · LRV 16
R082 · #64737A · ΔE 4.83 · LRV 17

C2 Paint

580 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.88
All gray at C2 Paint →
C2-967 · #6A737D · ΔE 1.88 · LRV 17
C2-983 · #717279 · ΔE 2.17 · LRV 17
C2-791 · #6C7280 · ΔE 2.96 · LRV 17
C2-950 · #727272 · ΔE 4.59 · LRV 17

Kompozit

1,321 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.13
All gray at Kompozit →
0521 · #6B6F78 · ΔE 1.13 · LRV 16
0513 · #687078 · ΔE 1.63 · LRV 16
1319 · #686D7C · ΔE 3.85 · LRV 15

Similar Dunn-Edwards colors

closest in the Dunn-Edwards deck

The nearest shades to Draw Your Sword within Dunn-Edwards's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

DEGR73 · LRV 16
DE6341 · LRV 16
DEC799 · LRV 16
DE6334 · LRV 16
DEC797 · LRV 16
DET596 · LRV 16

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #6C7179 in HSL space. Pair Draw Your Sword with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#6C7179 + #79746C
TRIADIC
#6C7179 · #796C71 · #71796C
ANALOGOUS
#6C7779 · #6C7179 · #6D6C79

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
4.91:1AA
Sample text on black
4.28:1AA Large

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

Dunn-Edwards Draw Your Sword Equivalents at Other Brands

Matching Draw Your Sword from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Dunn-Edwards DE6348 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.

Behr Equivalent of Draw Your Sword

At Behr, the closest color to Draw Your Sword is Rich Pewter (QE-61) — very close at ΔE 3.35, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 16 vs 16) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Rich Pewter swatch →

Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Draw Your Sword

At Benjamin Moore, the closest color to Draw Your Sword is Gray Shower (2125-30) — very close at ΔE 2.05, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 16) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Gray Shower swatch →

Valspar Equivalent of Draw Your Sword

At Valspar, the closest color to Draw Your Sword is Purple Funk (8004-47E) — very close at ΔE 2.69, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 16 vs 16) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Purple Funk swatch →

PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Draw Your Sword

PPG / Glidden's nearest match is Old Silk (PPG0993-6), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.41). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 17 vs 16) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Draw Your Sword without repainting risk. See the full Old Silk swatch →

Glidden Equivalent of Draw Your Sword

Glidden's nearest match is Charcoal Coast (30BB 16/031), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.62). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 16 vs 16) and carries a true neutral undertone, so it substitutes for Draw Your Sword without repainting risk. See the full Charcoal Coast swatch →

Dutch Boy Equivalent of Draw Your Sword

Dutch Boy's nearest match is Plated Blue (434-6DB), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.36). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 16 vs 16) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Draw Your Sword without repainting risk. See the full Plated Blue swatch →

Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Draw Your Sword

At Diamond Vogel, the closest color to Draw Your Sword is Deep Lagoon (0507) — very close at ΔE 2.73, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 17 vs 16) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Deep Lagoon swatch →

Hirshfield's Equivalent of Draw Your Sword

Hirshfield's's nearest match is Dolphin Dream (0521), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.13). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 17 vs 16) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Draw Your Sword without repainting risk. See the full Dolphin Dream swatch →

Rodda Equivalent of Draw Your Sword

At Rodda, the closest color to Draw Your Sword is Spur (CA198) — very close at ΔE 3.42, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 16 vs 16) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Spur swatch →

C2 Paint Equivalent of Draw Your Sword

C2 Paint's nearest match is Magnet (C2-967), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.88). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 17 vs 16) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Draw Your Sword without repainting risk. See the full Magnet swatch →

Kompozit Equivalent of Draw Your Sword

Kompozit's nearest match is Dolphin Dream (0521), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.13). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 16 vs 16) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Draw Your Sword without repainting risk. See the full Dolphin Dream swatch →

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