Icy Lavender
DE5924 · #E2E2ED · LRV 70 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1French Lilac56
- 2Lavender Mist63
- 3Icy Lavender70
- 4White Lavender76
- 5Barely Pink87
What Color Is Icy Lavender, Really?
Icy Lavender reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5924 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Icy Lavender
Icy Lavender 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. Purples range from restful (bedrooms) to dramatic (powder rooms) depending on depth.
How Lighting Changes Icy Lavender
At LRV 70, Icy Lavender is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its blue 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 Icy Lavender 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 DE5924 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 | Lady's SlipperSW 7139 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.4 | 76 | Color page → |
| Behr | White LavenderM550-1 · Behr | 1.1 | 76 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Nosegay1401 · Benjamin Moore | 2.0 | 75 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Heart's Aflutter8001-48A · Valspar | 2.8 | 76 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Guardian AngelPPG1247-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.5 | 76 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Water IrisPPG1170-1 · Glidden | 1.6 | 77 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Icy Lavender 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 #E2E2ED in HSL space. Pair Icy Lavender with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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