Smoke & Ash
DET514 · #939789 · LRV 30 — cool green tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Vintage Vogue12
- 2Sage Green22
- 3Smoke & Ash30
- 4Clary Sage41
- 5October Mist47
What Color Is Smoke & Ash, Really?
Smoke & Ash reads as a cool green tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DET514 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Smoke & Ash
Smoke & Ash is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Greens bridge indoors and out, so they suit living rooms, kitchens and sunrooms.
How Lighting Changes Smoke & Ash
Smoke & Ash sits in the mid-range at LRV 30, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. 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. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.
Most complaints about Smoke & Ash 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 DET514 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 | Evergreen FogSW 9130 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.1 | 30 | Color page → |
| Behr | Shady WillowECC-36-1 · Behr | 0.7 | 30 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Gettysburg GrayHC-107 · Benjamin Moore | 4.0 | 30 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Gray Expose5007-2A · Valspar | 2.6 | 30.6 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Green Tea LeafPPG1128-5 · PPG / Glidden | 1.8 | 31 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Eucalyptus Tree10GY 30/104 · Glidden | 1.7 | 30 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Smoke & Ash 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 #939789 in HSL space. Pair Smoke & Ash with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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