Granite
DE6283 · #C8D1C4 · LRV 57 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Stardew43
- 2Quietude48
- 3Granite57
- 4Sea Salt63
- 5Wickham Gray68
What Color Is Granite, Really?
Granite reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE6283 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Granite
Granite 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. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Granite
At LRV 57, Granite is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its green 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 Granite 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 DE6283 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 | FrostworkSW 59 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.7 | 62 | Color page → |
| Behr | Mild MintPPU11-12 · Behr | 0.6 | 62 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Tea Light471 · Benjamin Moore | 1.7 | 60 | Color page → |
| Valspar | KilimanjaroT646 · Valspar | 0.4 | 62 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | White CloverPPG10-31 · PPG / Glidden | 1.6 | 61 | Color page → |
| Glidden | White CloverPPG10-31 · Glidden | 1.7 | 61 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Granite 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 #C8D1C4 in HSL space. Pair Granite with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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