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DUNN-EDWARDS · DE5557

Dunn-Edwards Celery#CAE277 · LRV 68

Celery reads as a green / cool — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Dunn-Edwards DE5557 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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DUNN-EDWARDS CELERY
RGB 202, 226, 119 LRV 68

Color spec

Brand Dunn-Edwards
Name Celery
SKU DE5557
Hex #CAE277
RGB 202, 226, 119
HSL 73°, 65%, 68%
LRV 68
Undertone green / cool
Family Yellow

About Dunn-Edwards Celery

At LRV 68, Celery is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its green 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.

Celery 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.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Vacation Island
SKU 0778 · #D1D991 · LRV 65
ΔE 6.09 (different)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all yellow from that brand.

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.91
All yellow at Behr →
M340-4
#CDE183
Wasabi
ΔE 1.91 · LRV 68
400D-4
#CBE085
Corn Husk Green
ΔE 2.36 · LRV 68
P360-4
#BDDF61
Soda Pop
ΔE 2.96 · LRV 64
P350-4
#D2DA66
Spring Grass
ΔE 4.37 · LRV 65
P370-4
#C0ED8B
Cricket Field
ΔE 5.16 · LRV 74

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.35
All yellow at Benjamin Moore →
403
#CCDB79
Candy Green
ΔE 2.35 · LRV 62
417
#BEDD78
Feel the Energy
ΔE 2.4 · LRV
2026-40
#D2E169
Apple Green
ΔE 3.04 · LRV
396
#D8DE7B
Chic Lime
ΔE 4.02 · LRV 65
2027-40
#D5D869
Grape Green
ΔE 5.28 · LRV

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.31
All yellow at PPG / Glidden →
1219-4
#CCD87A
Goody Gumdrop
ΔE 3.31 · LRV 63
1221-5
#C1E089
Livin' Large
ΔE 3.96 · LRV 66
1117-3
#D4E092
Charming
ΔE 4.78 · LRV 69
1217-5
#CFDB8D
Lime Splash
ΔE 4.79 · LRV 66
1220-5
#D0E798
Clean N Crisp
ΔE 4.8 · LRV 73

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.58
All yellow at Valspar →
8001-29D
#BFD785
Sunny Lime
ΔE 4.58 · LRV 61
6007-7C
#D9DF8C
Fresh Pear
ΔE 4.91 · LRV 69.3
6007-10A
#DCDB76
Celery
ΔE 5.8 · LRV 67.1
6007-9C
#E2DF84
Fluorescent Lime
ΔE 6.42 · LRV 70.6
8001-27D
#DBD564
Matcha
ΔE 7.63 · LRV 64

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.55
All yellow at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 9031
#D2D083
Primavera
ΔE 7.55 · LRV 60
SW 6709
#DAD790
Gleeful
ΔE 7.95 · LRV 66
SW 6702
#E6D88E
Lively Yellow
ΔE 10.27 · LRV 68
SW 73
#E1D286
Chartreuse
ΔE 10.53 · LRV 64
SW 6913
#EDD26F
Funky Yellow
ΔE 13.04 · LRV 65

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 12.12
All yellow at Magnolia Home →
JG-39
#E8D280
Amber
ΔE 12.12 · LRV 65
JG-43
#DDC588
Heirloom Yellow
ΔE 15.12 · LRV 57
JG-38
#ECE1BC
Ambient Light
ΔE 15.49 · LRV 75
JG-105
#D7CEAB
Tapestry Thread
ΔE 15.5 · LRV 62
JG-42
#EFD3A2
Lemony
ΔE 17.5 · LRV 68

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 12.74
All yellow at Clare →
PNT100-MD-63
#D1D0A6
High Vibe
ΔE 12.74 · LRV 61
PNT100-MD-22
#EED6A5
Lemonade
ΔE 16.27 · LRV 69
PNT100-LT-70
#C9CDB9
All The Sage
ΔE 18.14 · LRV 60
PNT100-MD-23
#F5CA7A
Golden Hour
ΔE 18.73 · LRV 63
PNT100-LT-68
#DFDDCB
Greenish
ΔE 18.96 · LRV 72

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 12.87
All yellow at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 233
#F7E29D
Dayroom Yellow
ΔE 12.87 · LRV 77
NO. 74
#F5D27B
Citron
ΔE 15.68 · LRV 67
NO. 68
#EFD5A1
Dorset Cream
ΔE 16.37 · LRV 69
NO. 218
#F2CF86
Yellow Ground
ΔE 16.67 · LRV 65
NO. 223
#ECC363
Babouche
ΔE 17.83 · LRV 58

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 16.6
All yellow at Backdrop →
BD-EA
#E5C580
Eames
ΔE 16.6 · LRV 60
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 18.26 · LRV 73
BD-DS
#F2EAD2
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
ΔE 18.56 · LRV 84
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 19.98 · LRV 65
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 26.46 · LRV 60

Similar Dunn-Edwards colors

closest in the Dunn-Edwards deck

The nearest shades to Celery within Dunn-Edwards's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

DE5550
Lime Sorbet
LRV 66
DE5515
Ripe Pear
LRV 72
DE5472
Lustrous Yellow
LRV 68
DE5516
Limelight
LRV 61
DE5577
Field Day
LRV 71
DE5578
Wasabi
LRV 59

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #CAE277 in HSL space. Pair Celery with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#CAE277 + #8F77E2
TRIADIC
#CAE277 · #77CAE2 · #E277CA
ANALOGOUS
#E2C477 · #CAE277 · #95E277

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.43:1 fail
Sample text on black
14.66:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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