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DUNN-EDWARDS · DE6378

Dunn-Edwards Jet#575654 · LRV 9

Jet reads as a true neutral (no measurable hue) — very dark — reads black in most rooms. The notes below cover the spec, what Dunn-Edwards DE6378 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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DUNN-EDWARDS JET
RGB 87, 86, 84 LRV 9

Color spec

Brand Dunn-Edwards
Name Jet
SKU DE6378
Hex #575654
RGB 87, 86, 84
HSL 40°, 2%, 34%
LRV 9
Undertone true neutral (no measurable hue)
Family Gray

About Dunn-Edwards Jet

At LRV 9, Jet is about as dark as paint gets — it reads near-black on a wall and reveals its character only in direct daylight or under warm bulbs. Because it carries almost no measurable hue, it stays a true neutral and pairs cleanly with nearly any trim or floor. In rooms with little natural light it can feel heavy, so reserve it for spaces you want to feel enveloping.

Jet earns its keep as a statement: accent walls, a front door, cabinetry, a moody powder room, or exterior trim where you want sharp contrast. 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
Smokescreen
SKU 0556 · #5E5755 · LRV 10
ΔE 3.59 (noticeable)
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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.

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.68
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
2134-30
#575553
Iron Mountain
ΔE 0.68 · LRV
2121-10
#585858
Gray
ΔE 1.44 · LRV 12
CW-685
#57595A
Ambler Slate
ΔE 2.44 · LRV
1484
#565851
Ashwood Moss
ΔE 3.74 · LRV 10
2125-20
#52565A
Deep Space
ΔE 4.11 · LRV

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.15
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-158
#585855
Conservatory
ΔE 1.15 · LRV 10
JG-141
#505353
Prairie Smoke
ΔE 2.72 · LRV 9
JG-126
#565950
Locally Grown
ΔE 5 · LRV 10
JG-151
#4F5853
1905 Green
ΔE 6.03 · LRV 9
JG-96
#51575F
Coffee Nook
ΔE 6.23 · LRV 9

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.44
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7674
#585858
Peppercorn
ΔE 1.44 · LRV 10
SW 7645
#57534C
Thunder Gray
ΔE 3.14 · LRV 9
SW 7048
#54504A
Urbane Bronze
ΔE 3.24 · LRV 8
SW 2846
#575449
Roycroft Bronze Green
ΔE 4.9 · LRV 9
SW 2740
#515763
Mineral Gray
ΔE 7.93 · LRV 9

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.95
All gray at Behr →
MQ2-62
#5D5A57
Peppery
ΔE 1.95 · LRV 10
N140-6
#5D5B58
Wright Brown
ΔE 1.97 · LRV 11
QE-62
#555657
Maximum Gray
ΔE 2 · LRV 9
MQ6-24
#5C584E
Windgate Hill
ΔE 4.41 · LRV 10
MQ2-54
#5E5551
Gardeners Soil
ΔE 4.42 · LRV 9

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.63
All gray at Valspar →
4003-2C
#57524E
Semi-Sweet
ΔE 2.63 · LRV 8.6
5006-2C
#585953
Sable Evening
ΔE 2.99 · LRV 9.9
V116-3
#4F5556
To the Tarmac
ΔE 4.02 · LRV 8.8
M231
#54525A
Veiled Vinyl
ΔE 6.37 · LRV 8.6
1001-9A
#62534D
Hunting Boots
ΔE 7.33 · LRV 9.4

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.88
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
1010-7
#595A5C
Zombie
ΔE 2.88 · LRV 10
1007-7
#5F5854
Bark
ΔE 3.54 · LRV 10
1013-6
#585960
Gray Flannel
ΔE 5.48 · LRV 10
1021-7
#5E5349
Cabin Fever
ΔE 6.15 · LRV 9
1129-7
#50594F
Evergreen Boughs
ΔE 7.5 · LRV 9

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.29
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-DP-55
#515052
Blackest
ΔE 3.29 · LRV 8
PNT100-DP-54
#484745
Blackish
ΔE 5.16 · LRV 6
PNT100-DP-42
#545E66
Goodnight Moon
ΔE 7.34 · LRV 11
PNT100-DP-77
#604B56
Night Groove
ΔE 12.89 · LRV 8
PNT100-MD-40
#41656D
Deep Dive
ΔE 13.94 · LRV 12

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.78
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 255
#4D4746
Tanner's Brown
ΔE 5.78 · LRV 7
NO. 93
#464C49
Studio Green
ΔE 5.81 · LRV 7
NO. 36
#534644
Mahogany
ΔE 8.18 · LRV 7
NO. 30
#3D4E57
Hague Blue
ΔE 9.82 · LRV 7
NO. 281
#4D5B6A
Stiffkey Blue
ΔE 10.06 · LRV 10

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 12.07
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-NE
#3D4D3F
North End
ΔE 12.07 · LRV 7
BD-IT
#5C4435
It's a Date
ΔE 12.81 · LRV 7
BD-LC
#3F4458
Last Call
ΔE 13.12 · LRV 6
BD-WK
#3F546B
We Three Kings
ΔE 13.33 · LRV 8
BD-BA
#7C5F47
Buenos Aires
ΔE 14.87 · LRV 14

Similar Dunn-Edwards colors

closest in the Dunn-Edwards deck

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

DE6391
Black Russian
LRV 9
DE6315
Black Pool
LRV 9
DE6349
Edge of Black
LRV 10
DE6364
Cavernous
LRV 8
DE6294
Midnight Spruce
LRV 10
DE6308
Black Spruce
LRV 9

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #575654 in HSL space. Pair Jet with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#575654 + #545557
TRIADIC
#575654 · #545756 · #565457
ANALOGOUS
#575554 · #575654 · #575754

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
7.33:1 AAA
Sample text on black
2.86:1 fail

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

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