Sculptural Silver
DE6296 · #D1DAD5 · LRV 64 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Sculptural Silver, Really?
Sculptural Silver reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE6296 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Sculptural Silver
Sculptural Silver 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. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Sculptural Silver
At LRV 64, Sculptural Silver is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its green 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 Sculptural Silver 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 DE6296 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 | Olympus WhiteSW 6253 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.3 | 68 | Color page → |
| Behr | Wind Fresh WhiteHDC-CT-23 · Behr | 1.0 | 68 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Ice Cap1576 · Benjamin Moore | 1.5 | 67 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Limestone PathV141-2 · Valspar | 0.2 | 69.1 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Morning FogPPG1144-1 · PPG / Glidden | 1.2 | 68 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Morning FogPPG1144-1 · Glidden | 0.9 | 69 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Sculptural Silver 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 #D1DAD5 in HSL space. Pair Sculptural Silver with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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