Eventide
DET406 · #656470 · LRV 13 — cool blue tone, dark — high drama, needs strong daylight or warm bulbs.
- 1Anchors Aweigh3
- 2Hale Navy8
- 3Eventide13
- 4Charcoal Blue19
- 5Resolute Blue40
What Color Is Eventide, Really?
Eventide reads as a cool blue tone — dark — high drama, needs strong daylight or warm bulbs. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DET406 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Eventide
Eventide works best as a feature — a single wall, built-ins, a study or dining room — rather than wrapping a whole bright space. Blues calm a room, which makes them popular in bedrooms, bathrooms and home offices.
How Lighting Changes Eventide
With an LRV of 13, Eventide 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.
Most complaints about Eventide 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 DET406 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behr | FashionistaN560-6 · Behr | 2.5 | 13 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | SilveradoPPG1172-6 · PPG / Glidden | 3.3 | 13 | Color page → |
| Glidden | SilveradoPPG1172-6 · Glidden | 2.8 | 13 | Color page → |
| Magnolia Home | Texas StormJG-142 · Magnolia Home | 4.1 | 13 | Color page → |
| Farrow & Ball | Wine DarkNO. 308 · Farrow & Ball | 4.9 | 13 | Color page → |
| Diamond Vogel | Lavender MoorH064 · Diamond Vogel | 1.5 | 13 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Eventide 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 #656470 in HSL space. Pair Eventide with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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