Apricot Appeal
DE5234 · #FEC382 · LRV 58 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Caramelized35
- 2Venetian Plaster42
- 3Apricot Appeal58
- 4Belvedere Cream65
- 5Pumpkin Mousse71
What Color Is Apricot Appeal, Really?
Apricot Appeal reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5234 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Apricot Appeal
Apricot Appeal 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. Earthy oranges and terracottas warm up dining rooms and entries.
How Lighting Changes Apricot Appeal
At LRV 58, Apricot Appeal 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 Apricot Appeal 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 DE5234 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 | Bellini FizzSW 9008 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.2 | 62 | Color page → |
| Behr | Amber SunPMD-68 · Behr | 0.2 | 62 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Fresh Fruit153 · Benjamin Moore | 2.5 | 59 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Bronze BlushV049-3 · Valspar | 1.3 | 60.7 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | ZingPPG1203-5 · PPG / Glidden | 1.6 | 60 | Color page → |
| Glidden | ZingPPG1203-5 · Glidden | 1.4 | 60 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Apricot Appeal 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 #FEC382 in HSL space. Pair Apricot Appeal with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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