Crisp Lettuce
DE5705 · #4F9785 · LRV 24 — cool blue-green tone, dark — high drama, needs strong daylight or warm bulbs.
- 1Essex Green6
- 2Vintage Vogue12
- 3Crisp Lettuce24
- 4Evergreen Fog30
- 5Clary Sage41
What Color Is Crisp Lettuce, Really?
Crisp Lettuce reads as a cool blue-green tone — dark — high drama, needs strong daylight or warm bulbs. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5705 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Crisp Lettuce
Crisp Lettuce works best as a feature — a single wall, built-ins, a study or dining room — rather than wrapping a whole bright space. Greens bridge indoors and out, so they suit living rooms, kitchens and sunrooms.
How Lighting Changes Crisp Lettuce
With an LRV of 24, Crisp Lettuce is a deep, dramatic shade. It soaks up light in north-facing rooms and looks richest where strong daylight hits it. Its teal 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. Warm artificial light softens it; cool LED can make it look flat, so match your bulbs to the mood you want.
Most complaints about Crisp Lettuce 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 DE5705 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behr | Marsh Creek480F-5 · Behr | 3.4 | 26 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Harmony in GreenV063-4 · Valspar | 3.0 | 27.7 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Derby GreenPPG1140-5 · PPG / Glidden | 2.0 | 28 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Derby GreenPPG1140-5 · Glidden | 2.0 | 28 | Color page → |
| Diamond Vogel | On the Nile0710 · Diamond Vogel | 3.3 | 24 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Crisp Lettuce 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 #4F9785 in HSL space. Pair Crisp Lettuce with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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