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DUNN-EDWARDS · DE5889

Dunn-Edwards Rainy Day#E0EBFA · LRV 82

Rainy Day reads as a near-white with whisper of hue — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover the spec, what Dunn-Edwards DE5889 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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DUNN-EDWARDS RAINY DAY
RGB 224, 235, 250 LRV 82

Color spec

Brand Dunn-Edwards
Name Rainy Day
SKU DE5889
Hex #E0EBFA
RGB 224, 235, 250
HSL 215°, 72%, 93%
LRV 82
Undertone near-white with whisper of hue
Family Purple

About Dunn-Edwards Rainy Day

Rainy Day is very light — LRV 82, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. Its blue 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. In north light it can read slightly cooler; a warm white trim alongside keeps it from going clinical.

Rainy Day shines on ceilings, trim and in small or low-light rooms where you need to stretch the light — and as a calm whole-home backdrop. Purples range from restful (bedrooms) to dramatic (powder rooms) depending on depth.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Aquafir
SKU 0635 · #E2ECED · LRV 82
ΔE 6.49 (different)
SHOP KOMPOZIT ON AMAZON →

Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all purple from that brand.

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.41
All purple at Behr →
640E-2
#E3EBF7
Lilac Champagne
ΔE 1.41 · LRV 82
P540-1
#E0ECFF
Vaguely Violet
ΔE 1.57 · LRV 83
620C-1
#DFE9FC
Winter Ice
ΔE 1.97 · LRV 81
600A-1
#E3EAFA
December Dawn
ΔE 2 · LRV 82
580A-2
#DCEDFC
Icy Bay
ΔE 2.39 · LRV 83

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.33
All purple at Benjamin Moore →
2067-70
#D7E5F2
White Satin
ΔE 2.33 · LRV
2068-70
#E2E5F1
White Heaven
ΔE 3.5 · LRV 77
2070-70
#E5E5ED
Whisper Violet
ΔE 5.04 · LRV 77
2069-70
#E8E8EF
Polar White
ΔE 5.11 · LRV 79
2128-70
#E3E9EB
Lily White
ΔE 5.74 · LRV

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.46
All purple at Valspar →
4006-7A
#D3E6F1
Dewdrop
ΔE 4.46 · LRV 76.9
4005-7A
#E3ECF0
Moonbeam
ΔE 4.9 · LRV 82.3
7004-5
#E4EDED
Fluffy Slippers
ΔE 6.89 · LRV 83.4
8002-39A
#DCE9E9
Aloha
ΔE 7.45 · LRV 80
8007-3G
#DDEDEE
Visionary
ΔE 7.47 · LRV 82

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.86
All purple at PPG / Glidden →
1243-1
#E0E8EC
Sweet Illusion
ΔE 4.86 · LRV 80
1042-1
#E4EAED
Calla Lily
ΔE 5.25 · LRV 81
1155-2
#DFEBEE
Prelude
ΔE 5.79 · LRV 81
1155-1
#E1EAEC
Summer Shower
ΔE 5.89 · LRV 81
1236-1
#DEECED
Breathless
ΔE 7.09 · LRV 82

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.71
All purple at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6504
#DCE7E8
Sky High
ΔE 6.71 · LRV 78
SW 6525
#E1E6E6
Rarified Air
ΔE 6.81 · LRV 78
SW 6511
#E0E8E7
Snowdrop
ΔE 7.37 · LRV 79
SW 6497
#D8E7E6
Blue Horizon
ΔE 8.33 · LRV 77
SW 7007
#E9EBE7
Ceiling Bright White
ΔE 9.01 · LRV 83

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.91
All purple at Clare →
PNT100-LT-56
#D2E4E8
Frozen
ΔE 6.91 · LRV 75
PNT100-LT-12
#EAEAE8
Classic
ΔE 8.22 · LRV 82
PNT100-LT-05
#E6E6E4
Penthouse
ΔE 8.27 · LRV 79
PNT100-LT-06
#E3E7E4
Chill
ΔE 8.38 · LRV 79
PNT100-LT-72
#DDE6DF
Flow State
ΔE 10.59 · LRV 77

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.86
All purple at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 269
#E8EEEA
Cabbage White
ΔE 8.86 · LRV 84
NO. 273
#EEE9E7
Wevet
ΔE 9.19 · LRV 82
NO. 2001
#E5E0DB
Strong White
ΔE 10.42 · LRV 75
NO. 252
#E5E7DC
Pavilion Blue
ΔE 12.49 · LRV 79
NO. 245
#FDE7E5
Middleton Pink
ΔE 14.68 · LRV 84

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.95
All purple at Magnolia Home →
JG-115
#E5E8E4
Cloudy Gray
ΔE 8.95 · LRV 80
JG-111
#EDECE5
Panna Cotta
ΔE 10.8 · LRV 84
JG-107
#F1EFE8
Silos White
ΔE 10.93 · LRV 86
JG-22
#E5E4DB
Shiplap
ΔE 11.82 · LRV 77
JG-23
#EEE8DB
Antique Rose
ΔE 13.89 · LRV 81

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 12.26
All purple at Backdrop →
BD-JA
#EFEDE3
Jane
ΔE 12.26 · LRV 86
BD-TR
#F4F2E7
Tabula Rasa
ΔE 12.77 · LRV 92
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 16.81 · LRV 65
BD-DS
#F2EAD2
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
ΔE 18.13 · LRV 84
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 18.53 · LRV 73

Similar Dunn-Edwards colors

closest in the Dunn-Edwards deck

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

DE5903
Icy Lilac
LRV 82
DE5882
Harbor Afternoon
LRV 81
DE5847
Ice Fishing
LRV 82
DE5910
Whisper Blue
LRV 81
DEW378
Worn Denim
LRV 83
DE5868
Winter Solstice
LRV 81

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #E0EBFA in HSL space. Pair Rainy Day with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#E0EBFA + #FAEFE0
TRIADIC
#E0EBFA · #FAE0EB · #EBFAE0
ANALOGOUS
#E0F8FA · #E0EBFA · #E2E0FA

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.2:1 fail
Sample text on black
17.43:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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