Early Harvest
DE5542 · #B9BE82 · LRV 46 — warm yellow tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Sage Green22
- 2Evergreen Fog30
- 3Early Harvest46
- 4Urban Nature51
- 5Soft Fern57
What Color Is Early Harvest, Really?
Early Harvest reads as a warm yellow tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5542 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Early Harvest
Early Harvest is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Greens bridge indoors and out, so they suit living rooms, kitchens and sunrooms.
How Lighting Changes Early Harvest
Early Harvest sits in the mid-range at LRV 46, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. 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. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.
Most complaints about Early Harvest 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 DE5542 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 | Baby Bok ChoySW 9037 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.6 | 47 | Color page → |
| Behr | Harmonic Tan380F-5 · Behr | 2.3 | 48 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Sweet Daphne529 · Benjamin Moore | 1.5 | 52 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Everglade Glen6003-6A · Valspar | 1.6 | 50.2 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | JitterbugPPG1118-4 · PPG / Glidden | 1.7 | 49 | Color page → |
| Glidden | JitterbugPPG1118-4 · Glidden | 1.5 | 50 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Early Harvest 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 #B9BE82 in HSL space. Pair Early Harvest with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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