Almond Cookie
DE5374 · #EEC87C · LRV 57 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Chilled Wine41
- 2Honey Tea52
- 3Almond Cookie57
- 4Jackfruit62
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Almond Cookie, Really?
Almond Cookie reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5374 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Almond Cookie
Almond Cookie 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. Yellows lift kitchens, hallways and kids' rooms with warmth.
How Lighting Changes Almond Cookie
At LRV 57, Almond Cookie 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 Almond Cookie 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 DE5374 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 | Yellow BirdSW 9022 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.7 | 64 | Color page → |
| Behr | Garbanzo PasteM290-4 · Behr | 1.0 | 61 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Beverly Hills180 · Benjamin Moore | 0.7 | 59 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Buttered UpV053-3 · Valspar | 3.0 | 62.6 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Yukon GoldPPG1209-4 · PPG / Glidden | 1.9 | 61 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Prairie Grass Gold35YY 61/431 · Glidden | 0.5 | 61 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Almond Cookie 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 #EEC87C in HSL space. Pair Almond Cookie with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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