Raindrops
DE6057 · #ECE5E1 · LRV 73 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Raindrops, Really?
Raindrops reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE6057 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Raindrops
Raindrops 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 Raindrops
At LRV 73, Raindrops is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its orange 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 Raindrops 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 DE6057 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 | Pale PinkSW 9696 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.9 | 80 | Color page → |
| Behr | Soft VioletPPL-53 · Behr | 2.0 | 79 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Cloudy Gray2107-70 · Benjamin Moore | 1.3 | 77 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Summer Gray7006-17 · Valspar | 2.5 | 80.3 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Forever FaithfulPPG1047-1 · PPG / Glidden | 0.9 | 80 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Kitten White30YY 78/035 · Glidden | 1.6 | 78 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Raindrops 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 #ECE5E1 in HSL space. Pair Raindrops with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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