Winter Lite
DEC768 · #EFE0C9 · LRV 70 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Revere Pewter55
- 2Agreeable Gray60
- 3Winter Lite70
- 4Pearly White77
- 5Dover White83
What Color Is Winter Lite, Really?
Winter Lite reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DEC768 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Winter Lite
Winter Lite 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. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
How Lighting Changes Winter Lite
At LRV 70, Winter Lite is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its orange 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.
Most complaints about Winter Lite 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.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Dunn-Edwards DEC768 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.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Classical WhiteSW 2829 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.8 | 76 | Color page → |
| Behr | ScrollN280-1 · Behr | 0.8 | 76 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Crème Caramel910 · Benjamin Moore | 0.5 | 76 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Sahara Dust8004-16A · Valspar | 1.5 | 76 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | EtherealPPG1088-2 · PPG / Glidden | 0.6 | 74 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Crewelwork Ivory30YY 74/121 · Glidden | 1.1 | 74 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Winter Lite within Dunn-Edwards's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
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 #EFE0C9 in HSL space. Pair Winter Lite with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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