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DUNN-EDWARDS · DE6338

Dunn-Edwards Shiny Nickel#CCD3D8 · LRV 64

Shiny Nickel reads as a blue / cool — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Dunn-Edwards DE6338 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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DUNN-EDWARDS SHINY NICKEL
RGB 204, 211, 216 LRV 64

Color spec

Brand Dunn-Edwards
Name Shiny Nickel
SKU DE6338
Hex #CCD3D8
RGB 204, 211, 216
HSL 205°, 13%, 82%
LRV 64
Undertone blue / cool
Family Gray

About Dunn-Edwards Shiny Nickel

At LRV 64, Shiny Nickel is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. 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. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.

Shiny Nickel 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.

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
Polished Cotton
SKU 0629 · #C7D4D7 · LRV 64
ΔE 3.06 (close)
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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 gray from that brand.

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.9
All gray at Valspar →
8006-8A
#C9D0D4
Highlights
ΔE 0.9 · LRV 62
8004-41A
#C8D1D6
Spun Sugar
ΔE 1.06 · LRV 63
4003-3B
#CFD6DD
Orchid Ash
ΔE 1.25 · LRV 66.3
4005-3A
#C6D3DB
Tinsel Beam
ΔE 2.44 · LRV 63.5
4007-1A
#CED3D2
Pelican
ΔE 3.05 · LRV 64.4

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.08
All gray at Behr →
PPU14-17
#CBD4DB
Polar Drift
ΔE 1.08 · LRV 65
MQ3-61
#CCCFD6
Moonlit Snow
ΔE 2.56 · LRV 62
MQ3-60
#CAD4DF
Blue Gossamer
ΔE 2.73 · LRV 65
MQ3-53
#C8D7DD
Sky Light View
ΔE 3.23 · LRV 66
PPU13-16
#CAD7D9
Offshore Mist
ΔE 3.43 · LRV 66

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.17
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
CSP-515
#CFD4D7
Lavender Wash
ΔE 1.17 · LRV 65
1619
#C8D2D6
Silver Mist
ΔE 1.62 · LRV 62
1437
#C9D0D8
Violet Mist
ΔE 1.66 · LRV
CC-880
#C9D0D8
Violet Mist
ΔE 1.66 · LRV 62
1410
#D2D2DC
Iced Lavender
ΔE 4.84 · LRV 65

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.27
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6533
#CBD5DB
Mild Blue
ΔE 1.27 · LRV 65
SW 6246
#CAD0D2
North Star
ΔE 1.65 · LRV 62
SW 6232
#CDD2D2
Misty
ΔE 2.53 · LRV 64
SW 9136
#CBD4D4
Lullaby
ΔE 3.02 · LRV 65
SW 9054
#C7D8DB
Little Boy Blu
ΔE 4.56 · LRV 66

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.31
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-LT-31
#CED0D3
Wink
ΔE 2.31 · LRV 63
PNT100-LT-07
#D6D7D2
Seize The Gray
ΔE 5.47 · LRV 68
PNT100-LT-08
#CBCBC5
Windy City
ΔE 6.22 · LRV 59
PNT100-LT-36
#C2DADD
Nairobi Blue
ΔE 6.89 · LRV 67
PNT100-LT-18
#D8D3CD
Beigeing
ΔE 7.03 · LRV 66

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.38
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
1163-2
#C7D1DB
Memory Lane
ΔE 2.38 · LRV 63
1011-2
#D0D3D3
Elemental
ΔE 2.74 · LRV 65
1037-2
#C9D3D3
Sky Splash
ΔE 3.28 · LRV 64
1036-2
#C9D2D1
Winter Chill
ΔE 3.56 · LRV 63
1169-3
#D1D2DC
Glacier Pearl
ΔE 4.42 · LRV 65

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.13
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 235
#D5DBDB
Borrowed Light
ΔE 3.13 · LRV 70
NO. 205
#CCD0CD
Skylight
ΔE 4.19 · LRV 62
NO. 284
#D3CFCD
Worsted
ΔE 5.74 · LRV 63
NO. 277
#D9D8D3
Dimpse
ΔE 5.86 · LRV 69
NO. 270
#CCC8CE
Calluna
ΔE 6.11 · LRV 59

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.67
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-74
#CCD0CE
Dark Moon
ΔE 3.67 · LRV 62
JG-132
#DAD8D1
Yarn
ΔE 6.82 · LRV 69
JG-98
#D4CDD0
In Bloom
ΔE 6.96 · LRV 62
JG-13
#C9CEC4
Emmie's Room
ΔE 7.7 · LRV 61
JG-55
#D1D1C5
Stoneware Pieces
ΔE 8.52 · LRV 63

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 9.34
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 9.34 · LRV 51
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 11.1 · LRV 65
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 13.65 · LRV 73
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 16.34 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 19.12 · LRV 53

Similar Dunn-Edwards colors

closest in the Dunn-Edwards deck

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

DEC794
Salina Springs
LRV 63
DE6317
Mount Sterling
LRV 64
DE6324
Veiled Spotlight
LRV 66
DE6345
Sparkling Frost
LRV 66
DE6380
Clouded Vision
LRV 63
DE5820
Polished Silver
LRV 63

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #CCD3D8 in HSL space. Pair Shiny Nickel with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#CCD3D8 + #D8D1CC
TRIADIC
#CCD3D8 · #D8CCD3 · #D3D8CC
ANALOGOUS
#CCD8D7 · #CCD3D8 · #CCCDD8

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.51:1 fail
Sample text on black
13.88:1 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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