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DUNN-EDWARDS · DE6240

Dunn-Edwards Watermist#E6E3D8 · LRV 77

Watermist reads as a yellow / warm — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover the spec, what Dunn-Edwards DE6240 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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DUNN-EDWARDS WATERMIST
RGB 230, 227, 216 LRV 77

Color spec

Brand Dunn-Edwards
Name Watermist
SKU DE6240
Hex #E6E3D8
RGB 230, 227, 216
HSL 47°, 22%, 87%
LRV 77
Undertone yellow / warm
Family White

About Dunn-Edwards Watermist

Watermist is very light — LRV 77, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. Its yellow 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.

Watermist 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
Bonaire
SKU 0020 · #E6E2D7 · LRV 76
ΔE 0.53 (imperceptible)
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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.

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.22
All white at Benjamin Moore →
961
#E7E4D9
Seapearl
ΔE 0.22 · LRV 76
OC-141
#E7E4D9
China White
ΔE 0.22 · LRV 76
OC-19
#E7E4D9
Seapearl
ΔE 0.22 · LRV 76
PM-20
#E7E4D9
China White
ΔE 0.22 · LRV 78
1514
#E5E3D4
French Canvas
ΔE 1.88 · LRV

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.86
All white at PPG / Glidden →
1023-1
#E7E3D6
Oatmeal
ΔE 0.86 · LRV 77
14-31
#E5E1D8
Paraffin
ΔE 1.21 · LRV 75
1024-1
#E8E4D6
Off White
ΔE 1.25 · LRV 77
1021-1
#E8E3DB
Mountain Gray
ΔE 1.96 · LRV 77
1075-2
#EAE3D8
Indian Muslin
ΔE 2.01 · LRV 77

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.16
All white at Magnolia Home →
JG-22
#E5E4DB
Shiplap
ΔE 1.16 · LRV 77
JG-11
#E0DFD4
One Horn White
ΔE 1.39 · LRV 73
JG-103
#E4E2D4
Blanched
ΔE 1.52 · LRV 76
JG-108
#E5DED2
Soft Linen
ΔE 2.12 · LRV 74
JG-17
#E8E1CD
Soft Landing
ΔE 3.62 · LRV 75

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.17
All white at Valspar →
7006-8
#E5E4D8
Divine Cream
ΔE 1.17 · LRV 77.1
V167
#E8E4DB
Navy Bean
ΔE 1.2 · LRV 77.6
8004-29A
#E4E4DB
Ghost Story
ΔE 1.52 · LRV 77
V142-1
#E4E4DB
Ghost Story
ΔE 1.52 · LRV 77.3
8007-12F
#E7E3DC
Barley
ΔE 2.07 · LRV 77

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.18
All white at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6182
#E3E2D9
Ethereal White
ΔE 1.18 · LRV 76
SW 7009
#E8E3D9
Pearly White
ΔE 1.23 · LRV 77
SW 7636
#E5E2DA
Origami White
ΔE 1.37 · LRV 76
SW 7627
#E7E1D7
White Heron
ΔE 1.73 · LRV 76
SW 7003
#E7E2DA
Toque White
ΔE 1.95 · LRV 76

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.31
All white at Behr →
W-B-720
#E5E2D4
Oyster
ΔE 1.31 · LRV 76
W-F-220
#E8E2D7
Cinnamon Cake (w-f-220)
ΔE 1.5 · LRV 76
HDC-NT-24
#E3E3DA
Glacier Valley
ΔE 1.52 · LRV 76
BWC-15
#E8E2D4
Predictable
ΔE 1.64 · LRV 76
HDC-NT-21
#E6E3DC
Weathered White
ΔE 1.84 · LRV 77

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.14
All white at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 291
#E6DFD1
School House White
ΔE 2.14 · LRV 74
NO. 252
#E5E7DC
Pavilion Blue
ΔE 2.48 · LRV 79
NO. 2004
#E8E0D1
Slipper Satin
ΔE 2.56 · LRV 75
NO. 2001
#E5E0DB
Strong White
ΔE 3.37 · LRV 75
NO. 2008
#EEE3D3
Dimity
ΔE 3.76 · LRV 78

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.21
All white at Backdrop →
BD-JA
#EFEDE3
Jane
ΔE 2.21 · LRV 86
BD-TR
#F4F2E7
Tabula Rasa
ΔE 3.2 · LRV 92
BD-DS
#F2EAD2
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
ΔE 5.14 · LRV 84
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 5.28 · LRV 73
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 5.28 · LRV 65

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.57
All white at Clare →
PNT100-LT-11
#E8E4DE
On Point
ΔE 2.57 · LRV 78
PNT100-LT-62
#F1E6D4
Like Buttah
ΔE 4.08 · LRV 80
PNT100-LT-05
#E6E6E4
Penthouse
ΔE 4.23 · LRV 79
PNT100-LT-06
#E3E7E4
Chill
ΔE 4.48 · LRV 79
PNT100-LT-72
#DDE6DF
Flow State
ΔE 5.4 · LRV 77

Similar Dunn-Edwards colors

closest in the Dunn-Edwards deck

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

DE6219
Crystal Haze
LRV 76
DE6268
Pearly Star
LRV 77
DE6212
Crisp Muslin
LRV 77
DE6254
Light Sprinkle
LRV 76
DE6226
Foggy Day
LRV 77
DE6261
Ice Palace
LRV 77

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #E6E3D8 in HSL space. Pair Watermist with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#E6E3D8 + #D8DBE6
TRIADIC
#E6E3D8 · #D8E6E3 · #E3D8E6
ANALOGOUS
#E6DCD8 · #E6E3D8 · #E2E6D8

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.28:1 fail
Sample text on black
16.34:1 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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