Aloe Plant
DE5563 · #B8BA87 · LRV 44 — warm yellow tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Sage Green22
- 2Evergreen Fog30
- 3Aloe Plant44
- 4Softened Green49
- 5Soft Fern57
What Color Is Aloe Plant, Really?
Aloe Plant reads as a warm yellow tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5563 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Aloe Plant
Aloe Plant is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Greens bridge indoors and out, so they suit living rooms, kitchens and sunrooms.
How Lighting Changes Aloe Plant
Aloe Plant sits in the mid-range at LRV 44, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. 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. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.
Most complaints about Aloe Plant 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 DE5563 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 | Baby Bok ChoySW 9037 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.6 | 47 | Color page → |
| Behr | Oat FieldS320-4 · Behr | 2.7 | 46 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Burwell GreenCW-445 · Benjamin Moore | 4.2 | 48 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Sumptuous Sage6002-3C · Valspar | 3.2 | 46.5 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | JitterbugPPG1118-4 · PPG / Glidden | 1.7 | 49 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Fancy FlirtPPG1119-5 · Glidden | 1.4 | 45 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Aloe Plant 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 #B8BA87 in HSL space. Pair Aloe Plant with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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