Soft Cashmere
DE5009 · #EFB6D8 · LRV 52 — warm magenta tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Retro Pink38
- 2Vintage Tea Rose47
- 3Soft Cashmere52
- 4Pale Cherry Blossom61
- 5First Light76
What Color Is Soft Cashmere, Really?
Soft Cashmere reads as a warm magenta tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5009 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Soft Cashmere
Soft Cashmere 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. Soft pinks flatter bedrooms and nurseries; deeper ones make a confident statement.
How Lighting Changes Soft Cashmere
At LRV 52, Soft Cashmere is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its magenta 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 Soft Cashmere 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 DE5009 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 | Child's PlaySW 6845 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.7 | 58 | Color page → |
| Behr | Cafe Pink130C-2 · Behr | 1.1 | 58 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Pink Begonia2078-50 · Benjamin Moore | 3.0 | 53 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Magic Wand1001-2A · Valspar | 1.7 | 56.6 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Bubblegum Pink10RR 60/197 · Glidden | 3.2 | 60 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Doll Cheeks146-3DB · Dutch Boy | 3.4 | 57 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Soft Cashmere 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 #EFB6D8 in HSL space. Pair Soft Cashmere with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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