Flower Bulb
DE5582 · #D9E8C9 · LRV 71 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Clary Sage41
- 2October Mist47
- 3Flower Bulb71
- 4Alabaster82
- 5Frosty Lime89
What Color Is Flower Bulb, Really?
Flower Bulb reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5582 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Flower Bulb
Flower Bulb 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. Greens bridge indoors and out, so they suit living rooms, kitchens and sunrooms.
How Lighting Changes Flower Bulb
At LRV 71, Flower Bulb is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. 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. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Flower Bulb 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 DE5582 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 | Green VibesSW 6928 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.9 | 75 | Color page → |
| Behr | Minty FrostingT12-18 · Behr | 2.0 | 77 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Cucumber428 · Benjamin Moore | 2.1 | 75 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Sprig of Mint6004-7B · Valspar | 2.0 | 76.8 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Lantana LimePPG1224-4 · PPG / Glidden | 1.6 | 78 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Great JoyPPG1120-3 · Glidden | 1.3 | 76 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Flower Bulb 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 #D9E8C9 in HSL space. Pair Flower Bulb with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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