Soft Lilac
DE5974 · #E2D4DF · LRV 63 — warm magenta tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Wisteria48
- 2French Lilac56
- 3Soft Lilac63
- 4Silver Peony68
- 5White Lavender76
What Color Is Soft Lilac, Really?
Soft Lilac reads as a warm magenta tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5974 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Soft Lilac
Soft Lilac 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 Soft Lilac
At LRV 63, Soft Lilac 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 Lilac 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 DE5974 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 | Joyful LilacSW 6972 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.4 | 69 | Color page → |
| Behr | Brook Trout110E-2 · Behr | 1.2 | 68 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Peace and Happiness1380 · Benjamin Moore | 0.9 | 68 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Sleepy KissesV077-1 · Valspar | 0.8 | 68.7 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Wine FrostPPG1178-2 · PPG / Glidden | 0.9 | 71 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Mineral Mauve10RR 67/057 · Glidden | 1.8 | 67 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Soft Lilac 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 #E2D4DF in HSL space. Pair Soft Lilac with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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