Smoke and Mirrors
DE5770 · #D9E6E8 · LRV 71 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Smoke and Mirrors, Really?
Smoke and Mirrors reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5770 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Smoke and Mirrors
Smoke and Mirrors 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 Smoke and Mirrors
At LRV 71, Smoke and Mirrors is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. 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. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Smoke and Mirrors 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 DE5770 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 | Blue HorizonSW 6497 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.9 | 78 | Color page → |
| Behr | Blue Bird DayBL-W03 · Behr | 1.2 | 78 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Whispering Spring2136-70 · Benjamin Moore | 1.6 | 78 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Bare Minimum8003-43A · Valspar | 0.5 | 77 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | AiryPPG1238-1 · PPG / Glidden | 1.1 | 77 | Color page → |
| Glidden | AiryPPG1238-1 · Glidden | 0.7 | 77 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Smoke and Mirrors 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 #D9E6E8 in HSL space. Pair Smoke and Mirrors with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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