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DUNN-EDWARDS · DEC712

Dunn-Edwards Light Sage#C7CCB1 · LRV 56

Light Sage reads as a green / cool — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Dunn-Edwards DEC712 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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DUNN-EDWARDS LIGHT SAGE
RGB 199, 204, 177 LRV 56

Color spec

Brand Dunn-Edwards
Name Light Sage
SKU DEC712
Hex #C7CCB1
RGB 199, 204, 177
HSL 71°, 21%, 75%
LRV 56
Undertone green / cool
Family Green

About Dunn-Edwards Light Sage

At LRV 56, Light Sage 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.

Light Sage 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. Greens bridge indoors and out, so they suit living rooms, kitchens and sunrooms.

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
Lush Meadow
SKU 0434 · #C0CBB1 · LRV 57
ΔE 2.36 (close)
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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 green from that brand.

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.94
All green at Valspar →
8003-31C
#CACFB2
Apple Blossom Green
ΔE 0.94 · LRV 60
6001-3B
#C9C8B1
Mint Frost
ΔE 3.06 · LRV 56.9
M236
#BDCBB0
Morning on the Moor
ΔE 3.41 · LRV 56.8
8003-28C
#CFCAA7
Archisa
ΔE 4.58 · LRV 58
V095-2
#CEC8AA
Wild Hillside
ΔE 4.68 · LRV 57.4

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.26
All green at Behr →
BXC-56
#C6CDB5
Stone Creek
ΔE 1.26 · LRV 59
N340-2
#CAD1B6
Dune Grass
ΔE 1.36 · LRV 62
BNC-04
#C4D1BA
Comforting Gray
ΔE 3.38 · LRV 61
N350-3
#C1CEB8
Biking Trail
ΔE 3.42 · LRV 59
PPU9-18
#CECAAF
Cilantro Cream
ΔE 3.83 · LRV 58

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.31
All green at Benjamin Moore →
CW-490
#C8CCAD
Levingston Green
ΔE 1.31 · LRV 58
486
#C7CDAD
Spring Meadow
ΔE 1.63 · LRV
2144-40
#C8CAB2
Soft Fern
ΔE 1.68 · LRV 57
HC-116
#CBCDAE
Guilford Green
ΔE 1.72 · LRV 57
493
#CBCBAD
Harbor Town
ΔE 2.19 · LRV 56

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.26
All green at PPG / Glidden →
1123-4
#CBCCB5
Only Olive
ΔE 2.26 · LRV 59
1125-3
#C8CAB5
Whispering Pine
ΔE 2.51 · LRV 58
1031-1
#CCCCBA
Mix Or Match
ΔE 4.06 · LRV 60
1114-3
#D0CCA9
Canary Grass
ΔE 4.24 · LRV 59
1029-3
#CAC8B6
French Gray Linen
ΔE 4.71 · LRV 57

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.32
All green at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 29
#CDCDB4
Acanthus
ΔE 2.32 · LRV 60
SW 6436
#C5D1B2
Bonsai Tint
ΔE 2.98 · LRV 61
SW 6429
#C7CDA8
Baize Green
ΔE 3.06 · LRV 59
SW 6176
#CECEBD
Liveable Green
ΔE 4.48 · LRV 61
SW 6162
#D1CCB9
Ancient Marble
ΔE 5.68 · LRV 60

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.53
All green at Clare →
PNT100-LT-70
#C9CDB9
All The Sage
ΔE 2.53 · LRV 60
PNT100-MD-47
#C4CEBD
Dirty Martini
ΔE 3.96 · LRV 60
PNT100-MD-63
#D1D0A6
High Vibe
ΔE 4.94 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-46
#C1CFC2
Two Scoops
ΔE 6 · LRV 60
PNT100-LT-17
#D4CBC0
Flatiron
ΔE 10.15 · LRV 61

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.63
All green at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 32
#C4C6A5
Cooking Apple Green
ΔE 2.63 · LRV 55
NO. 285
#CFCEC0
Cromarty
ΔE 5.84 · LRV 61
NO. 236
#C0CDC2
Teresa's Green
ΔE 6.49 · LRV 59
NO. 15
#CEC3AD
Bone
ΔE 7.97 · LRV 55
NO. 4
#CFC3AD
Old White
ΔE 8.46 · LRV 55

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.12
All green at Magnolia Home →
JG-105
#D7CEAB
Tapestry Thread
ΔE 6.12 · LRV 62
JG-18
#CDCABC
Gatherings
ΔE 6.39 · LRV 59
JG-13
#C9CEC4
Emmie's Room
ΔE 6.46 · LRV 61
JG-156
#D3C9B7
Plaster
ΔE 8.28 · LRV 59
JG-104
#D1C8B8
Southern Grown
ΔE 8.37 · LRV 58

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.27
All green at Backdrop →
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 7.27 · LRV 65
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 7.9 · LRV 73
BD-EA
#E5C580
Eames
ΔE 15.02 · LRV 60
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 17.48 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 21.87 · LRV 53

Similar Dunn-Edwards colors

closest in the Dunn-Edwards deck

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

DE5569
Hidden Hills
LRV 61
DE6192
Nomadic Taupe
LRV 57
DE5493
Floating Lily Pad
LRV 56
DE5528
Watercress
LRV 56
DEC767
Riverbed
LRV 57
DEC775
Sea Glass
LRV 54

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #C7CCB1 in HSL space. Pair Light Sage with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#C7CCB1 + #B6B1CC
TRIADIC
#C7CCB1 · #B1C7CC · #CCB1C7
ANALOGOUS
#CCC4B1 · #C7CCB1 · #BACCB1

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.65:1 fail
Sample text on black
12.7:1 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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