Color spec
| Brand | Dunn-Edwards |
| Name | Sea Trail |
| SKU | DEW345 |
| Hex | #C7CDC4 |
| RGB | 199, 205, 196 |
| HSL | 100°, 8%, 79% |
| LRV | 60 |
| Undertone | cool green tone |
| Family | Gray |
What Color Is Sea Trail, Really?
Sea Trail reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DEW345 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Sea Trail
Sea Trail 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 Sea Trail
At LRV 60, Sea Trail 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 Sea Trail 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.
TEST IT IN YOUR LIGHT →Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Dunn-Edwards DEW345 directly — but if you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches:
Similar Dunn-Edwards colors
closest in the Dunn-Edwards deckThe nearest shades to Sea Trail within Dunn-Edwards's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #C7CDC4 in HSL space. Pair Sea Trail with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.
Will It Work in YOUR Room?
No page can promise how Sea Trail behaves in your light. Upload a photo and see it on your own walls in seconds — before you spend a cent on samples.
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