Winter's Edge
DESS40 · #DFDFD7 · LRV 74 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Heirloom Shade63
- 2First Star69
- 3Winter's Edge74
- 4Alabaster82
- 5Chantilly Lace91
What Color Is Winter's Edge, Really?
Winter's Edge reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DESS40 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Winter's Edge
Winter's Edge 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. As a white, it's a natural for trim, ceilings and cabinets, and a clean backdrop for art.
How Lighting Changes Winter's Edge
At LRV 74, Winter's Edge is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. 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. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Winter's Edge 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 DESS40 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 | Reserved WhiteSW 7056 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.5 | 74 | Color page → |
| Behr | Salt CellarPPU25-11 · Behr | 1.1 | 74 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Sheep's Wool857 · Benjamin Moore | 0.5 | 73 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Blizzard Fog7006-18 · Valspar | 0.9 | 73.5 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | SeagullPPG14-03 · PPG / Glidden | 1.2 | 73 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Light Silver Sage90YY 73/040 · Glidden | 1.2 | 73 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Winter's Edge 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 #DFDFD7 in HSL space. Pair Winter's Edge with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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