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DUNN-EDWARDS · DEC790

Dunn-Edwards Ice Gray#CAC7C4 · LRV 57

Ice Gray reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Dunn-Edwards DEC790 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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DUNN-EDWARDS ICE GRAY
RGB 202, 199, 196 LRV 57

Color spec

Brand Dunn-Edwards
Name Ice Gray
SKU DEC790
Hex #CAC7C4
RGB 202, 199, 196
HSL 30°, 5%, 78%
LRV 57
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Gray

About Dunn-Edwards Ice Gray

At LRV 57, Ice Gray is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Because it carries almost no measurable hue, it stays a true neutral and pairs cleanly with nearly any trim or floor. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.

Ice Gray 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.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Snowglory
SKU 0531 · #C8C8C4 · LRV 58
ΔE 1.8 (near-perfect)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all gray from that brand.

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.03
All gray at Behr →
UL260-16
#C7C5C1
Silver Sateen
ΔE 1.03 · LRV 56
770A-3
#CCC7C2
French Castle
ΔE 1.21 · LRV 58
N180-3
#CBC6C1
Race Track
ΔE 1.22 · LRV 57
780A-3
#C9C6C6
Down Home
ΔE 1.68 · LRV 57
750A-3
#CAC5C4
Vintage Taupe
ΔE 1.74 · LRV 56

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.12
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7667
#CAC9C6
Zircon
ΔE 1.12 · LRV 58
SW 6260
#CBC9C9
Unique Gray
ΔE 1.67 · LRV 59
SW 7022
#CCC5BD
Alpaca
ΔE 2.71 · LRV 56
SW 7657
#C5C8C4
Tinsmith
ΔE 3.27 · LRV 57
SW 6197
#C9C9C0
Aloof Gray
ΔE 3.75 · LRV 58

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.37
All gray at Valspar →
4003-1B
#CBC9C4
Filtered Shade
ΔE 1.37 · LRV 58.4
4002-1A
#CEC7C4
Modest Silver
ΔE 2 · LRV 57.8
8006-11B
#CACACA
Gray Morn
ΔE 2.02 · LRV 59
5006-1B
#C8C7BF
Notre Dame
ΔE 3.02 · LRV 56.8
8006-12B
#CAC8CB
Elephant in the Room
ΔE 3.22 · LRV 58

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.62
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
1459
#CACAC8
Metro Gray
ΔE 1.62 · LRV 58
1472
#C7C7C2
Silver Chain
ΔE 2.13 · LRV 57
1541
#CCC7BD
London Fog
ΔE 3.32 · LRV
860
#CCC8BE
Apparition
ΔE 3.38 · LRV
CSP-580
#C3C7C5
Seersucker Suit
ΔE 3.51 · LRV

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.22
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 242
#C8C3BC
Pavilion Gray
ΔE 2.22 · LRV 55
NO. 228
#D1CBC3
Cornforth White
ΔE 2.71 · LRV 60
NO. 270
#CCC8CE
Calluna
ΔE 4.96 · LRV 59
NO. 286
#D6C8C3
Peignoir
ΔE 4.97 · LRV 60
NO. 236
#C0CDC2
Teresa's Green
ΔE 8.9 · LRV 59

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.35
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-127
#C7C2BB
Anatolian
ΔE 2.35 · LRV 54
JG-117
#CBC9C1
Earl Gray
ΔE 2.77 · LRV 58
JG-83
#C1C5C5
Loft
ΔE 3.62 · LRV 55
JG-12
#C5C9C2
Wedding Band
ΔE 4.5 · LRV 58
JG-18
#CDCABC
Gatherings
ΔE 5.27 · LRV 59

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.56
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
1006-3
#CAC7BF
Early Evening
ΔE 2.56 · LRV 57
1007-2
#CECAC1
Swirling Smoke
ΔE 2.99 · LRV 59
1009-3
#C4C7C4
Solitary State
ΔE 3.12 · LRV 57
1022-2
#CFC6BC
Intuitive
ΔE 3.76 · LRV 57
1033-3
#C3C7BD
Silent Storm
ΔE 5.49 · LRV 56

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.61
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-LT-08
#CBCBC5
Windy City
ΔE 2.61 · LRV 59
PNT100-LT-09
#C1C3C0
Motor City
ΔE 2.91 · LRV 54
PNT100-LT-17
#D4CBC0
Flatiron
ΔE 4.22 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-10
#C1CAC5
Grayish
ΔE 6.13 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-46
#C1CFC2
Two Scoops
ΔE 9.7 · LRV 60

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.43
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 6.43 · LRV 65
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 9.85 · LRV 73
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 10.59 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 13.15 · LRV 53
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 13.41 · LRV 51

Similar Dunn-Edwards colors

closest in the Dunn-Edwards deck

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

DE6387
Dangerous Robot
LRV 57
DE6374
Silver Polish
LRV 56
DE6276
Silhouette
LRV 60
DE6066
Desert Rock
LRV 58
DE6360
Foil
LRV 54
DE6331
Bay of Hope
LRV 57

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #CAC7C4 in HSL space. Pair Ice Gray with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#CAC7C4 + #C4C7CA
TRIADIC
#CAC7C4 · #C4CAC7 · #C7C4CA
ANALOGOUS
#CAC4C4 · #CAC7C4 · #CACAC4

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.68:1 fail
Sample text on black
12.48:1 AAA

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

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