Silver City
DE6337 · #E3E5E8 · LRV 73 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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- 2Titanium68
- 3Silver City73
- 4Alabaster82
- 5Chantilly Lace91
What Color Is Silver City, Really?
Silver City reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE6337 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Silver City
Silver City 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. As a white, it's a natural for trim, ceilings and cabinets, and a clean backdrop for art.
How Lighting Changes Silver City
At LRV 73, Silver City 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.
Most complaints about Silver City 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 DE6337 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 | Glass BeadSW 6805 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.0 | 77 | Color page → |
| Behr | Violet EssenceICC-34 · Behr | 1.6 | 79 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Dreamy Cloud2117-70 · Benjamin Moore | 2.2 | 77 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Friendly GhostV161 · Valspar | 2.6 | 77.7 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Moon LilyPPG1168-1 · PPG / Glidden | 1.0 | 78 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Arctic DawnPPG1167-1 · Glidden | 0.0 | 78 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Silver City 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 #E3E5E8 in HSL space. Pair Silver City with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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