Color spec
| Brand | Dunn-Edwards |
| Name | Summer Shade |
| SKU | DET561 |
| Hex | #D1D9D7 |
| RGB | 209, 217, 215 |
| HSL | 165°, 10%, 84% |
| LRV | 68 |
| Undertone | blue-green / cool |
| Family | Gray |
About Dunn-Edwards Summer Shade
At LRV 68, Summer Shade is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its teal 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.
Summer Shade 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. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
Closest matches at every US brand
13 brands · top 5 each5 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 gray from that brand.
Sherwin-Williams
C2 Paint
Behr
PPG / Glidden
Farrow & Ball
Benjamin Moore
Dutch Boy
Valspar
Diamond Vogel
Kompozit
Magnolia Home
Clare
Backdrop
Similar Dunn-Edwards colors
closest in the Dunn-Edwards deckThe nearest shades to Summer Shade within Dunn-Edwards's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #D1D9D7 in HSL space. Pair Summer Shade with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.
Dunn-Edwards Summer Shade Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Summer Shade from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Dunn-Edwards DET561 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Summer Shade
PPG / Glidden's nearest match is Morning Fog (PPG1144-1), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.44). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 68 vs 68) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Summer Shade without repainting risk. See the full Morning Fog swatch →
C2 Paint Equivalent of Summer Shade
C2 Paint's nearest match is Ferrous (C2-995), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.51). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 68 vs 68) and carries a cool green undertone, so it substitutes for Summer Shade without repainting risk. See the full Ferrous swatch →
Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Summer Shade
Farrow & Ball's nearest match is Borrowed Light (NO. 235), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.54). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 69 vs 68) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Summer Shade without repainting risk. See the full Borrowed Light swatch →
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Summer Shade
Benjamin Moore's nearest match is Blue Lace (1625), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.59). It runs slightly darker (LRV 66 vs 68) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Summer Shade without repainting risk. See the full Blue Lace swatch →
Dutch Boy Equivalent of Summer Shade
Dutch Boy's nearest match is Whistler (428-1DB), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.62). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 68 vs 68) and carries a cool green undertone, so it substitutes for Summer Shade without repainting risk. See the full Whistler swatch →
Behr Equivalent of Summer Shade
Behr's nearest match is Solemn Silence (PPU26-12), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.89). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 68 vs 68) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Summer Shade without repainting risk. See the full Solemn Silence swatch →
Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Summer Shade
Sherwin-Williams's nearest match is Olympus White (SW 6253), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.99). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 68 vs 68) and carries a true neutral undertone, so it substitutes for Summer Shade without repainting risk. See the full Olympus White swatch →
Valspar Equivalent of Summer Shade
At Valspar, the closest color to Summer Shade is Aerodynamic (8006-10A) — very close at ΔE 2.45, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 68 vs 68) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Aerodynamic swatch →
Clare Equivalent of Summer Shade
At Clare, the closest color to Summer Shade is Seize The Gray (PNT100-LT-07) — very close at ΔE 3.28, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 68 vs 68) and carries a cool green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Seize The Gray swatch →
Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Summer Shade
Diamond Vogel has no exact twin of Summer Shade. The nearest is Metro (0530) at ΔE 3.68 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 67 vs 68). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Metro swatch →
Magnolia Home Equivalent of Summer Shade
Magnolia Home has no exact twin of Summer Shade. The nearest is Yarn (JG-132) at ΔE 4.81 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 69 vs 68). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Yarn swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Summer Shade
Kompozit doesn't make a true equivalent of Summer Shade — the nearest deck color, Desired Dawn (1314), is clearly different (ΔE 5.29). For an exact match, any Kompozit retailer can custom-tint Dunn-Edwards DET561 instead. See the full Desired Dawn swatch →
Backdrop Equivalent of Summer Shade
Backdrop doesn't make a true equivalent of Summer Shade — the nearest deck color, Real Real (BD-RR), is clearly different (ΔE 8.75). For an exact match, any Backdrop retailer can custom-tint Dunn-Edwards DET561 instead. See the full Real Real swatch →