Dunn-Edwards Sidewalk Chalk#DBE9ED · LRV 79
Sidewalk Chalk reads as a blue-green / cool — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover the spec, what Dunn-Edwards DE5791 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Color spec
| Brand | Dunn-Edwards |
| Name | Sidewalk Chalk |
| SKU | DE5791 |
| Hex | #DBE9ED |
| RGB | 219, 233, 237 |
| HSL | 193°, 33%, 89% |
| LRV | 79 |
| Undertone | blue-green / cool |
| Family | Gray |
About Dunn-Edwards Sidewalk Chalk
Sidewalk Chalk is very light — LRV 79, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. Its teal 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.
Sidewalk Chalk 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. 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.
Closest matches at every US brand
9 brands · top 5 each5 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
PPG / Glidden
Sherwin-Williams
Behr
Clare
Benjamin Moore
Farrow & Ball
Magnolia Home
Similar Dunn-Edwards colors
closest in the Dunn-Edwards deckThe nearest shades to Sidewalk Chalk 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 #DBE9ED in HSL space. Pair Sidewalk Chalk 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.