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Pearly Star

DE6268 · #E4E4DA · LRV 71 · warm yellow tone

DE6268 · #E4E4DA · LRV 71 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.

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Pearly Star
DUNN-EDWARDS · DE6268 · #E4E4DA
Brand · codeDunn-EdwardsDE6268 · all Dunn-Edwards whites
LRV71Light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
Undertonewarm yellow tone
FamilyWhite
Hex · RGB · HSL#E4E4DA · 228, 228, 218 · 60°, 16%, 87%Display values from the brand. Match it at another brand
Sheen we recommendEggshell on walls · satin on trim and cabinetsWhich sheen where, explained
Where it sits, light to dark
  1. 1Superwhite0
  2. 2Heirloom Shade63
  3. 3Pearly Star71
  4. 4Alabaster82
  5. 5Chantilly Lace91
Undertone and depth

What Color Is Pearly Star, Really?

Pearly Star reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE6268 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.

Room by room

Best Rooms and Uses for Pearly Star

Pearly Star 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.

Light by light

How Lighting Changes Pearly Star

At LRV 71, Pearly Star is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its yellow 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.

Test it in your light, not a showroom's

Most complaints about Pearly Star 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.

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Need It From Another Brand?

Any paint counter can custom-tint Dunn-Edwards DE6268 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.

Same deck, next chip over

Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors

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

Contrast, for text and signage
Black text on Pearly Star · 16.4 : 1 · passes AA and AAAWhite text on Pearly Star · 1.3 : 1 · fails for text

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 #E4E4DA in HSL space. Pair Pearly Star with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#E4E4DA + #DADAE4
TRIADIC
#E4E4DA · #DAE4E4 · #E4DAE4
ANALOGOUS
#E4DFDA · #E4E4DA · #DFE4DA

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