Envious Pastel
DE5576 · #DDF3C2 · LRV 77 — cool green tone, very light — near-white, broadens small spaces.
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What Color Is Envious Pastel, Really?
Envious Pastel reads as a cool green tone — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5576 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Envious Pastel
Envious Pastel shines on ceilings, trim and in small or low-light rooms where you need to stretch the light — and as a calm whole-home backdrop. Greens bridge indoors and out, so they suit living rooms, kitchens and sunrooms.
How Lighting Changes Envious Pastel
Envious Pastel is very light — LRV 77, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. 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. In north light it can read slightly cooler; a warm white trim alongside keeps it from going clinical.
Most complaints about Envious Pastel 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 DE5576 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 | Palm Breeze420E-2 · Behr | 1.5 | 82 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Riverdale Green415 · Benjamin Moore | 2.4 | 79 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Mellow MintPPG1221-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.9 | 80 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Mellow MintPPG1221-3 · Glidden | 1.9 | 80 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Dainty Lime126-3DB · Dutch Boy | 4.7 | 79 | Color page → |
| Diamond Vogel | Earth Happiness0769 · Diamond Vogel | 4.5 | 82 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Envious Pastel 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 #DDF3C2 in HSL space. Pair Envious Pastel with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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