Flower Stem
DE5605 · #B5D5B0 · LRV 56 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Evergreen Fog30
- 2Clary Sage41
- 3Flower Stem56
- 4Hancock Green66
- 5Alabaster82
What Color Is Flower Stem, Really?
Flower Stem reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5605 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Flower Stem
Flower Stem 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 Stem
At LRV 56, Flower Stem 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 Stem 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 DE5605 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 | KiwiSW 6737 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.6 | 58 | Color page → |
| Behr | Enchanted MeadowM410-3 · Behr | 2.6 | 60 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Acadia Green2034-50 · Benjamin Moore | 1.6 | 58 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Frosted Sage8002-33C · Valspar | 2.7 | 60 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Bleached SprucePPG1223-4 · PPG / Glidden | 1.6 | 62 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Bleached SprucePPG1223-4 · Glidden | 1.5 | 62 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Flower Stem 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 #B5D5B0 in HSL space. Pair Flower Stem with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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