Mother of Pearl
DE6029 · #EDE2E0 · LRV 72 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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- 2Silver Lake67
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- 4Alabaster82
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What Color Is Mother of Pearl, Really?
Mother of Pearl reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE6029 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Mother of Pearl
Mother of Pearl 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. As a white, it's a natural for trim, ceilings and cabinets, and a clean backdrop for art.
How Lighting Changes Mother of Pearl
At LRV 72, Mother of Pearl is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its red 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 Mother of Pearl 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 DE6029 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 | Patient WhiteSW 6301 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.4 | 77 | Color page → |
| Behr | French HeirloomPPL-44 · Behr | 1.8 | 77 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Silky Smooth1373 · Benjamin Moore | 1.0 | 78 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Bistro NapkinM211 · Valspar | 2.3 | 77.4 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Macadamia NutPPG1057-1 · PPG / Glidden | 1.6 | 78 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Just BlushPPG18-17 · Glidden | 1.5 | 78 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Mother of Pearl 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 #EDE2E0 in HSL space. Pair Mother of Pearl with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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