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Soft Moss

DE5610 · #CCE1C7 · LRV 65 · cool green tone

DE5610 · #CCE1C7 · LRV 65 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.

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Soft Moss
DUNN-EDWARDS · DE5610 · #CCE1C7
Brand · codeDunn-EdwardsDE5610 · all Dunn-Edwards greens
LRV65Light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
Undertonecool green tone
FamilyGreen
Hex · RGB · HSL#CCE1C7 · 204, 225, 199 · 108°, 30%, 83%Display values from the brand. Match it at another brand
Sheen we recommendEggshell on walls · satin on trim and cabinetsWhich sheen where, explained
Where it sits, light to dark
  1. 1Clary Sage41
  2. 2October Mist47
  3. 3Soft Moss65
  4. 4Honeydew71
  5. 5Alabaster82
Undertone and depth

What Color Is Soft Moss, Really?

Soft Moss reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5610 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.

Room by room

Best Rooms and Uses for Soft Moss

Soft Moss 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. Greens bridge indoors and out, so they suit living rooms, kitchens and sunrooms.

Light by light

How Lighting Changes Soft Moss

At LRV 65, Soft Moss is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. 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. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.

Test it in your light, not a showroom's

Most complaints about Soft Moss 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.

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Need It From Another Brand?

Any paint counter can custom-tint Dunn-Edwards DE5610 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.

Same deck, next chip over

Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors

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

Contrast, for text and signage
Black text on Soft Moss · 15.2 : 1 · passes AA and AAAWhite text on Soft Moss · 1.4 : 1 · fails for text

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 #CCE1C7 in HSL space. Pair Soft Moss with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#CCE1C7 + #DCC7E1
TRIADIC
#CCE1C7 · #C7CCE1 · #E1C7CC
ANALOGOUS
#D9E1C7 · #CCE1C7 · #C7E1CF

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