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About Soot
Soot is a versatile, medium gray with neutral undertones. This balanced shade has an LRV of 10 and absorbs most light, making it ideal for creating intimate, cozy atmospheres or as an accent.
One shade lighter or darker
The nearest Dunn-Edwards colors with the same hue and saturation as Soot, a visible step lighter or darker.
Color Specifications
- Name
- Soot
- Brand
- Dunn-Edwards
- Code
- DE6321
- Hex
- #555E5F
- RGB
- 85, 94, 95
- HSL
- 186, 6%, 35%
- CMYK
- 11, 1, 0, 63Approximate — screen to print
- Lab
- 39.2, -3.3, -1.8
- CSS
- --dunn-edwards-soot
- LRV
- 10 (Dark)
- Undertone
- Neutral
- Temperature
- neutral
- Family
- gray
- Interior
- Yes
- Exterior
- Yes
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Ranked by Delta E 2000. Under 1.0 looks the same on the wall.
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