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DUNN-EDWARDS · DE5686

Dunn-Edwards Soft Mint#E6F9F1 · LRV 91

Soft Mint reads as a near-white with whisper of hue — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover the spec, what Dunn-Edwards DE5686 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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DUNN-EDWARDS SOFT MINT
RGB 230, 249, 241 LRV 91

Color spec

Brand Dunn-Edwards
Name Soft Mint
SKU DE5686
Hex #E6F9F1
RGB 230, 249, 241
HSL 155°, 61%, 94%
LRV 91
Undertone near-white with whisper of hue
Family White

About Dunn-Edwards Soft Mint

Soft Mint is very light — LRV 91, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. 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. In north light it can read slightly cooler; a warm white trim alongside keeps it from going clinical.

Soft Mint shines on ceilings, trim and in small or low-light rooms where you need to stretch the light — and as a calm whole-home backdrop. As a white, it's a natural for trim, ceilings and cabinets, and a clean backdrop for art.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Cyprus Spring
SKU 0411 · #F2F2EA · LRV 88
ΔE 7.65 (different)
SHOP KOMPOZIT ON AMAZON →

Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all white from that brand.

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.55
All white at Behr →
W-D-510
#E6F8EF
Waterfall Mist
ΔE 0.55 · LRV 90
530E-1
#E6F9F3
White Sapphire
ΔE 0.87 · LRV 91
530C-1
#E4FAF4
Club Soda
ΔE 1.25 · LRV 91
500E-1
#E4FAF0
Cumulus
ΔE 1.34 · LRV 91
730E-1
#EAFAF4
Polar White
ΔE 1.49 · LRV 92

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.89
All white at Benjamin Moore →
2036-70
#E2F5E9
Crème de Mint
ΔE 1.89 · LRV 85
2038-70
#DCF6EB
Irish Spring
ΔE 2.81 · LRV 85
2033-70
#E3F6E5
Sweet Honeydew Melon
ΔE 3.65 · LRV
2122-70
#F1F5F1
Snow White
ΔE 6.37 · LRV 87
OC-66
#F1F5F1
Snow White
ΔE 6.37 · LRV 87

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.8
All white at PPG / Glidden →
1137-2
#E6F0EA
Northern Lights
ΔE 3.8 · LRV 85
1234-1
#E5F1EE
Aqua Tint
ΔE 3.82 · LRV 86
1137-1
#ECF1EC
Spring Rain
ΔE 5.83 · LRV 87
1154-1
#ECF0EB
Shooting Star
ΔE 6.28 · LRV 86
1001-1
#F1F2EE
Delicate White
ΔE 7.75 · LRV 88

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.76
All white at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 269
#E8EEEA
Cabbage White
ΔE 5.76 · LRV 84
NO. 239
#F7F3E8
Wimborne White
ΔE 9.35 · LRV 90
NO. 2005
#FBF8F4
All White
ΔE 9.77 · LRV 94
NO. 2003
#F7F1E3
Pointing
ΔE 10.24 · LRV 88
NO. 273
#EEE9E7
Wevet
ΔE 11.7 · LRV 82

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.62
All white at Valspar →
8007-5D
#F2F4EA
Sunbeam
ΔE 6.62 · LRV 89
8007-2B
#F0F3F0
Tell Me a Secret
ΔE 7.05 · LRV 89
8007-6F
#F5F5EF
Cuddle Down
ΔE 7.85 · LRV 91
8007-5A
#F6F5EB
Ewe
ΔE 7.96 · LRV 91
V148
#F6F6F1
New Ream
ΔE 8.01 · LRV 91.6

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.54
All white at Magnolia Home →
JG-21
#F5F6F1
True White
ΔE 7.54 · LRV 92
JG-111
#EDECE5
Panna Cotta
ΔE 8.4 · LRV 84
JG-107
#F1EFE8
Silos White
ΔE 8.77 · LRV 86
JG-33
#EFEBDB
Pearly Cotton
ΔE 9.6 · LRV 83
JG-37
#F3F0DA
Lit Candles
ΔE 9.64 · LRV 86

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.64
All white at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7006
#EEEFEA
Extra White
ΔE 7.64 · LRV 86
SW 7757
#F7F7F1
High Reflective White
ΔE 7.86 · LRV 93
SW 7103
#F4EFE4
Whitetail
ΔE 9.9 · LRV 87
SW 7102
#F4EFE5
White Flour
ΔE 9.96 · LRV 87
SW 7562
#F6F0E2
Roman Column
ΔE 10.26 · LRV 87

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.1
All white at Clare →
PNT100-LT-04
#F6F5ED
Timeless
ΔE 8.1 · LRV 91
PNT100-LT-02
#F9F9F7
Whipped
ΔE 8.69 · LRV 95
PNT100-LT-01
#F9F9F8
Snow Day
ΔE 8.96 · LRV 95
PNT100-LT-03
#F8F8F8
Fresh Kicks
ΔE 9.24 · LRV 94
PNT100-LT-24
#F8F0E9
Wing It
ΔE 11.92 · LRV 88

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.42
All white at Backdrop →
BD-TR
#F4F2E7
Tabula Rasa
ΔE 8.42 · LRV 92
BD-JA
#EFEDE3
Jane
ΔE 8.59 · LRV 86
BD-DS
#F2EAD2
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
ΔE 11.83 · LRV 84
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 13.15 · LRV 73
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 13.61 · LRV 65

Similar Dunn-Edwards colors

closest in the Dunn-Edwards deck

The nearest shades to Soft Mint within Dunn-Edwards's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

DEW366
Soft Petals
LRV 91
DEW368
Melting Glacier
LRV 92
DE5700
Frosty Mint
LRV 89
DE5679
Mint Condition
LRV 91
DE5658
Winter Mist
LRV 92
DE5672
Mint Chiffon
LRV 93

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #E6F9F1 in HSL space. Pair Soft Mint with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#E6F9F1 + #F9E6EE
TRIADIC
#E6F9F1 · #F1E6F9 · #F9F1E6
ANALOGOUS
#E6F9E8 · #E6F9F1 · #E6F8F9

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.09:1 fail
Sample text on black
19.19:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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