Snowy Shadow
DE5897 · #D3DBEC · LRV 66 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Wisteria48
- 2French Lilac56
- 3Snowy Shadow66
- 4Inspired Lilac71
- 5White Lavender76
What Color Is Snowy Shadow, Really?
Snowy Shadow reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5897 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Snowy Shadow
Snowy Shadow 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. Purples range from restful (bedrooms) to dramatic (powder rooms) depending on depth.
How Lighting Changes Snowy Shadow
At LRV 66, Snowy Shadow 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 Snowy Shadow 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 DE5897 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 | Wishful BlueSW 6813 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.3 | 72 | Color page → |
| Behr | Naturally Calm620E-2 · Behr | 1.6 | 72 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Whispering Wind1416 · Benjamin Moore | 2.1 | 70 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Love Crystal8002-46A · Valspar | 1.9 | 69 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Weeping WisteriaPPG1246-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.3 | 72 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Weeping WisteriaPPG1246-2 · Glidden | 1.1 | 72 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Snowy Shadow 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 #D3DBEC in HSL space. Pair Snowy Shadow with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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