Dunn-Edwards Whisper#EDEAE0 · LRV 84
Why this color. DE's #1 selling white in the US West; the brand's flagship neutral.
Whisper reads as a yellow / warm — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover the spec, what Dunn-Edwards DEW340 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Color spec
| Brand | Dunn-Edwards |
| Name | Whisper |
| SKU | DEW340 |
| Hex | #EDEAE0 |
| RGB | 237, 234, 224 |
| HSL | 46°, 27%, 90% |
| LRV | 84 |
| Undertone | yellow / warm |
| Family | White |
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.
Closest matches at every US brand
9 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 white from that brand.
Sherwin-Williams
Benjamin Moore
Valspar
Behr
Backdrop
PPG / Glidden
Magnolia Home
Clare
Farrow & Ball
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #EDEAE0 in HSL space. Pair Whisper 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.