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DUNN-EDWARDS · DEA123

Dunn-Edwards Chartreuse#DAD000 · LRV 60

Chartreuse reads as a yellow / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Dunn-Edwards DEA123 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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DUNN-EDWARDS CHARTREUSE
RGB 218, 208, 0 LRV 60

Color spec

Brand Dunn-Edwards
Name Chartreuse
SKU DEA123
Hex #DAD000
RGB 218, 208, 0
HSL 57°, 100%, 43%
LRV 60
Undertone yellow / warm
Family Yellow

About Dunn-Edwards Chartreuse

At LRV 60, Chartreuse is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. 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. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.

Chartreuse 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
Yolk
SKU 0844 · #EFC700 · LRV 59
ΔE 7.47 (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 3.11
All yellow at Behr →
P320-6
#D7CA38
Sulfur Yellow
ΔE 3.11 · LRV 57
380D-5
#DBCF4B
California Dreaming
ΔE 4.1 · LRV 60
P330-5
#DAD356
Midori
ΔE 5.16 · LRV 62
390B-6
#ECCC39
Citrus Zest
ΔE 6 · LRV 61
P340-5
#C5D525
Anime
ΔE 6.13 · LRV 60

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.33
All yellow at Benjamin Moore →
2025-30
#D2D612
New Lime
ΔE 3.33 · LRV
399
#CACA35
Exotic Lime
ΔE 4.32 · LRV
2025-20
#C3CF00
Yew Green
ΔE 5.11 · LRV
398
#CECE4A
Flower Power
ΔE 5.29 · LRV
2023-10
#ECC900
Yolk
ΔE 6.16 · LRV

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.41
All yellow at PPG / Glidden →
1216-6
#E6D943
Citrus Spice
ΔE 3.41 · LRV 67
1216-7
#D9C737
Gone Giddy
ΔE 3.84 · LRV 56
1217-7
#C9CC4A
Slap Happy
ΔE 6.06 · LRV 56
1215-5
#E2C74F
Golden Yarrow
ΔE 6.81 · LRV 58
1213-7
#EFCC44
Crushed Pineapple
ΔE 7.21 · LRV 62

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.39
All yellow at Valspar →
V020-2
#CDCA54
Green Mamba
ΔE 6.39 · LRV 56.1
8001-27D
#DBD564
Matcha
ΔE 6.7 · LRV 64
V019-2
#EBC746
Lime Drop
ΔE 7.95 · LRV 59.1
3008-1A
#FFCE01
Tangy
ΔE 9.57 · LRV 66.1
6007-8A
#C5D165
Sonic Lime
ΔE 9.74 · LRV 58.4

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.03
All yellow at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6703
#D9C661
Frolic
ΔE 8.03 · LRV 56
SW 6910
#FED340
Daisy
ΔE 8.88 · LRV 68
SW 6911
#FECB01
Confident Yellow
ΔE 10.08 · LRV 64
SW 6907
#FFC801
Forsythia
ΔE 11.14 · LRV 63
SW 6903
#FFC723
Cheerful
ΔE 11.72 · LRV 62

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 11.06
All yellow at Magnolia Home →
JG-39
#E8D280
Amber
ΔE 11.06 · LRV 65
JG-45
#D4B670
Bright Days
ΔE 14.68 · LRV 49
JG-43
#DDC588
Heirloom Yellow
ΔE 14.82 · LRV 57
JG-42
#EFD3A2
Lemony
ΔE 18.09 · LRV 68
JG-40
#DEB578
Cottage Feel
ΔE 18.34 · LRV 50

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 12.19
All yellow at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 223
#ECC363
Babouche
ΔE 12.19 · LRV 58
NO. 74
#F5D27B
Citron
ΔE 12.22 · LRV 67
NO. 218
#F2CF86
Yellow Ground
ΔE 14.36 · LRV 65
NO. 251
#C8BD83
Churlish Green
ΔE 15.1 · LRV 50
NO. 51
#DCB771
Sudbury Yellow
ΔE 15.77 · LRV 50

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 14.45
All yellow at Backdrop →
BD-EA
#E5C580
Eames
ΔE 14.45 · LRV 60
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 22.69 · LRV 73
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 24.1 · LRV 65
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 27.59 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 31.26 · LRV 53

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 14.81
All yellow at Clare →
PNT100-MD-23
#F5CA7A
Golden Hour
ΔE 14.81 · LRV 63
PNT100-MD-22
#EED6A5
Lemonade
ΔE 17.64 · LRV 69
PNT100-MD-63
#D1D0A6
High Vibe
ΔE 18.49 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-70
#C9CDB9
All The Sage
ΔE 23.98 · LRV 60
PNT100-LT-71
#F7CFB0
Before Sunrise
ΔE 25.35 · LRV 68

Similar Dunn-Edwards colors

closest in the Dunn-Edwards deck

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

DE5516
Limelight
LRV 61
DEA124
Lime Twist
LRV 60
DE5419
Soleil
LRV 60
DE5412
Lemon Zest
LRV 58
DE5466
Citrus Spice
LRV 60
DE5473
Citron
LRV 56

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #DAD000 in HSL space. Pair Chartreuse with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#DAD000 + #000ADA
TRIADIC
#DAD000 · #00DAD0 · #D000DA
ANALOGOUS
#DA6300 · #DAD000 · #77DA00

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.61:1 fail
Sample text on black
13:1 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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