Morning Calm
DE5735 · #CEEEEF · LRV 74 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Wythe Blue48
- 2Ocean Boulevard53
- 3Morning Calm74
- 4Frosty Mint83
- 5Lakeside Mist92
What Color Is Morning Calm, Really?
Morning Calm reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5735 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Morning Calm
Morning Calm 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. Teals add character without shouting — good for a vanity, an island or a feature wall.
How Lighting Changes Morning Calm
At LRV 74, Morning Calm is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its teal 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 Morning Calm 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 DE5735 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 | Retiring BlueSW 6763 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.3 | 79 | Color page → |
| Behr | Ice MistHDC-MD-23 · Behr | 3.2 | 80 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Innocence2055-70 · Benjamin Moore | 0.9 | 82 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Babymoon BlueV031-1 · Valspar | 3.5 | 78.3 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | SeasprayPPG1233-2 · PPG / Glidden | 2.1 | 78 | Color page → |
| Glidden | SeasprayPPG1233-2 · Glidden | 2.1 | 79 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Morning Calm 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 #CEEEEF in HSL space. Pair Morning Calm with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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