Lingering Lilac
DE5959 · #E6DEF0 · LRV 70 — cool violet tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1French Lilac56
- 2Lavender Mist63
- 3Lingering Lilac70
- 4White Lavender76
- 5Barely Pink87
What Color Is Lingering Lilac, Really?
Lingering Lilac reads as a cool violet tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5959 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Lingering Lilac
Lingering Lilac 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 Lingering Lilac
At LRV 70, Lingering Lilac is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its violet 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 Lingering Lilac 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 DE5959 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 | SpangleSW 6834 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.3 | 73 | Color page → |
| Behr | Secret ScentS110-1 · Behr | 2.7 | 74 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Sugarplum1394 · Benjamin Moore | 2.5 | 73 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Heart's Aflutter8001-48A · Valspar | 2.1 | 76 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Lilac FrostPPG1250-2 · PPG / Glidden | 2.4 | 75 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Violet Tinge06RB 76/056 · Glidden | 2.2 | 76 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Lingering Lilac 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 #E6DEF0 in HSL space. Pair Lingering Lilac with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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