Color spec
| Brand | Dunn-Edwards |
| Name | Summer Shade |
| SKU | DET561 |
| Hex | #D1D9D7 |
| RGB | 209, 217, 215 |
| HSL | 165°, 10%, 84% |
| LRV | 68 |
| Undertone | cool blue-green tone |
| 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 by brand
16 brands within ΔE 5The closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Only colors within ΔE 5 (close enough to substitute on a wall) are shown — brands with no real match are left off. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all gray from that brand.
Sherwin-Williams
Behr
Benjamin Moore
Valspar
PPG / Glidden
Glidden
Dutch Boy
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams
Magnolia Home
Farrow & Ball
Diamond Vogel
Hirshfield's
Rodda
C2 Paint
Clare
Kompozit
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.
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Glidden Equivalent of Summer Shade
Glidden's nearest match is Morning Fog (PPG1144-1), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.75). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 69 vs 68) and carries a cool green undertone, so it substitutes for Summer Shade without repainting risk. See the full Morning Fog 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 →
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Summer Shade
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams's nearest match is Olympus White (HGSW 1447), 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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Rodda Equivalent of Summer Shade
Rodda's nearest match is Moonstone (CA181), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.58). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 71 vs 68) and carries a cool green undertone, so it substitutes for Summer Shade without repainting risk. See the full Moonstone 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 →
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 →