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DUNN-EDWARDS · DE5466

Dunn-Edwards Citrus Spice#E2CD52 · LRV 60

Citrus Spice reads as a yellow / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Dunn-Edwards DE5466 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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DUNN-EDWARDS CITRUS SPICE
RGB 226, 205, 82 LRV 60

Color spec

Brand Dunn-Edwards
Name Citrus Spice
SKU DE5466
Hex #E2CD52
RGB 226, 205, 82
HSL 51°, 71%, 60%
LRV 60
Undertone yellow / warm
Family Yellow

About Dunn-Edwards Citrus Spice

At LRV 60, Citrus Spice 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.

Citrus Spice 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
Basket of Gold
SKU 0836 · #F4CC3C · LRV 63
ΔE 5.24 (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.

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.79
All yellow at Benjamin Moore →
363
#E8D24A
Lemon Grove
ΔE 1.79 · LRV
356
#EDD24F
Sunny Afternoon
ΔE 2.23 · LRV 61
357
#E2C839
Yellow Hibiscus
ΔE 2.55 · LRV
370
#E2D06D
Yellow Tone
ΔE 3.22 · LRV 59
349
#F1CC54
Yellow Brick Road
ΔE 4.39 · LRV

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.07
All yellow at PPG / Glidden →
1215-5
#E2C74F
Golden Yarrow
ΔE 2.07 · LRV 58
1216-7
#D9C737
Gone Giddy
ΔE 2.71 · LRV 56
1213-7
#EFCC44
Crushed Pineapple
ΔE 3.86 · LRV 62
1218-4
#D5CE69
Force Of Nature
ΔE 4.75 · LRV 59
17-25
#D5D16B
Got The Giggles
ΔE 5.39 · LRV 61

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.51
All yellow at Behr →
380D-5
#DBCF4B
California Dreaming
ΔE 2.51 · LRV 60
P320-6
#D7CA38
Sulfur Yellow
ΔE 3.16 · LRV 57
390B-6
#ECCC39
Citrus Zest
ΔE 3.58 · LRV 61
P330-5
#DAD356
Midori
ΔE 3.76 · LRV 62
360D-5
#E6C44B
Golden Chalice
ΔE 3.95 · LRV 57

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.19
All yellow at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6703
#D9C661
Frolic
ΔE 3.19 · LRV 56
SW 6913
#EDD26F
Funky Yellow
ΔE 3.92 · LRV 65
SW 6696
#EAC365
Quilt Gold
ΔE 6.91 · LRV 57
SW 6689
#EEC25F
Overjoy
ΔE 7.73 · LRV 58
SW 9020
#F4C454
Rayo de Sol
ΔE 7.81 · LRV 59

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.61
All yellow at Valspar →
8001-24D
#E8CE6C
Seth's Smile
ΔE 3.61 · LRV 62
V019-2
#EBC746
Lime Drop
ΔE 4.14 · LRV 59.1
8001-27D
#DBD564
Matcha
ΔE 4.43 · LRV 64
3007-3B
#E7C455
Fall Meadow
ΔE 4.53 · LRV 57.1
8001-24F
#E7C148
Nectar
ΔE 5.2 · LRV 56

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.91
All yellow at Magnolia Home →
JG-39
#E8D280
Amber
ΔE 5.91 · LRV 65
JG-43
#DDC588
Heirloom Yellow
ΔE 9.73 · LRV 57
JG-45
#D4B670
Bright Days
ΔE 9.84 · LRV 49
JG-42
#EFD3A2
Lemony
ΔE 13.08 · LRV 68
JG-40
#DEB578
Cottage Feel
ΔE 13.28 · LRV 50

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.99
All yellow at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 74
#F5D27B
Citron
ΔE 6.99 · LRV 67
NO. 223
#ECC363
Babouche
ΔE 7.19 · LRV 58
NO. 218
#F2CF86
Yellow Ground
ΔE 9.05 · LRV 65
NO. 51
#DCB771
Sudbury Yellow
ΔE 10.75 · LRV 50
NO. 37
#DFC795
Hay
ΔE 12.11 · LRV 59

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 9.14
All yellow at Backdrop →
BD-EA
#E5C580
Eames
ΔE 9.14 · LRV 60
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 18.75 · LRV 73
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 20.33 · LRV 65
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 22.94 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 26.3 · LRV 53

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 9.57
All yellow at Clare →
PNT100-MD-23
#F5CA7A
Golden Hour
ΔE 9.57 · LRV 63
PNT100-MD-22
#EED6A5
Lemonade
ΔE 12.76 · LRV 69
PNT100-MD-63
#D1D0A6
High Vibe
ΔE 14.71 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-71
#F7CFB0
Before Sunrise
ΔE 20.27 · LRV 68
PNT100-LT-70
#C9CDB9
All The Sage
ΔE 20.59 · LRV 60

Similar Dunn-Edwards colors

closest in the Dunn-Edwards deck

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

DE5424
Yellow Brick Road
LRV 59
DE5419
Soleil
LRV 60
DE5412
Lemon Zest
LRV 58
DE5473
Citron
LRV 56
DE5516
Limelight
LRV 61
DE5451
Dijon Mustard
LRV 60

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #E2CD52 in HSL space. Pair Citrus Spice with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#E2CD52 + #5267E2
TRIADIC
#E2CD52 · #52E2CD · #CD52E2
ANALOGOUS
#E28552 · #E2CD52 · #AFE252

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.6:1 fail
Sample text on black
13.09:1 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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