Desired Dawn
1314 · #D8D7D9 · LRV 68 — neutral with no strong undertone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Stardew43
- 2Sea Salt63
- 3Desired Dawn68
- 4Spring Thaw83
What Color Is Desired Dawn, Really?
Desired Dawn reads as a neutral with no strong undertone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Kompozit 1314 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Desired Dawn
Desired Dawn 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.
How Lighting Changes Desired Dawn
At LRV 68, Desired Dawn is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Because it carries almost no measurable hue, it stays a true neutral and pairs cleanly with nearly any trim or floor. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Desired Dawn 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 Kompozit 1314 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 | Silver PeonySW 6547 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.3 | 68 | Color page → |
| Behr | Gray ShimmerMQ3-25 · Behr | 1.8 | 67 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Graytint1611 · Benjamin Moore | 2.2 | 69 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Fragile Blue7004-10 · Valspar | 1.8 | 69.3 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Go To GrayPPG1004-1 · PPG / Glidden | 1.6 | 69 | Color page → |
| Glidden | PeregrinePPG0993-1 · Glidden | 2.3 | 68 | Color page → |
Similar Kompozit Colors
The nearest shades to Desired Dawn within Kompozit'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 #D8D7D9 in HSL space. Pair Desired Dawn with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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