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DUNN-EDWARDS · DE5669

Dunn-Edwards Forest Frolic#88BB95 · LRV 43

Forest Frolic reads as a green / cool — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover the spec, what Dunn-Edwards DE5669 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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DUNN-EDWARDS FOREST FROLIC
RGB 136, 187, 149 LRV 43

Color spec

Brand Dunn-Edwards
Name Forest Frolic
SKU DE5669
Hex #88BB95
RGB 136, 187, 149
HSL 135°, 27%, 63%
LRV 43
Undertone green / cool
Family Green

About Dunn-Edwards Forest Frolic

Forest Frolic sits in the mid-range at LRV 43, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. 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. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.

Forest Frolic 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.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Buenos Aires
SKU 0737 · #8AB395 · LRV 40
ΔE 3.19 (close)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all green from that brand.

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.92
All green at Valspar →
8002-33D
#8ABA97
Green-Eyed Lady
ΔE 0.92 · LRV 43
V025-2
#88B999
Clean Green
ΔE 1.74 · LRV 42.4
6001-8A
#8ABEA2
Kelp
ΔE 3.23 · LRV 44.8
V062-3
#96B395
Dried Basil
ΔE 5.1 · LRV 41
P100
#90B39B
Garden District
ΔE 5.11 · LRV 40.7

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.26
All green at Behr →
MQ6-40
#83BD95
Country Weekend
ΔE 1.26 · LRV 43
N400-4
#8AB68F
Forest Path
ΔE 1.84 · LRV 41
S420-4
#7ABB93
Australian Jade
ΔE 2.43 · LRV 42
S430-4
#86C1A3
Green Meets Blue
ΔE 3.42 · LRV 46
N390-4
#8EB48A
Bitter Sage
ΔE 3.44 · LRV 40

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.07
All green at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6738
#8EC298
Vegan
ΔE 2.07 · LRV 47
SW 6745
#8AC1A1
Lark Green
ΔE 2.64 · LRV 46
SW 6451
#98B092
Nurture Green
ΔE 6.43 · LRV 40
SW 6724
#9DB682
Mesclun Green
ΔE 7.46 · LRV 42
SW 6752
#70BAA7
Larchmere
ΔE 7.81 · LRV 41

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.26
All green at Benjamin Moore →
564
#8DBA8E
Gumdrop
ΔE 2.26 · LRV 42
586
#78BE9C
Northern Lights
ΔE 3.68 · LRV
2036-40
#75C099
Meadowlands Green
ΔE 3.87 · LRV 44
572
#88C58E
Branch Brook Green
ΔE 4.63 · LRV
621
#7EBBA6
Eucalyptus
ΔE 5.99 · LRV

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.5
All green at PPG / Glidden →
1132-4
#86BB9D
Grand Gusto
ΔE 2.5 · LRV 43
1131-5
#89B386
Chatty Cricket
ΔE 3.57 · LRV 39
1130-5
#91AF88
Pear Cactus
ΔE 5.2 · LRV 38
1228-4
#80C4A9
Green Balloon
ΔE 5.33 · LRV 47
1140-4
#7FB6A4
Key Largo
ΔE 6.68 · LRV 41

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.62
All green at Clare →
PNT100-DP-50
#93B697
Matcha Latte
ΔE 3.62 · LRV 42
PNT100-MD-58
#8EA992
OMGreen
ΔE 7.48 · LRV 36
PNT100-MD-49
#ABBD9F
Avocado Toast
ΔE 8.28 · LRV 48
PNT100-LT-44
#90B5B3
Vacay
ΔE 13.07 · LRV 42
PNT100-MD-43
#9AB0AB
Make Waves
ΔE 13.13 · LRV 41

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.11
All green at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 214
#84B59C
Arsenic
ΔE 4.11 · LRV 40
NO. 81
#94A68A
Breakfast Room Green
ΔE 9.04 · LRV 35
NO. 84
#ADBDB2
Green Blue
ΔE 12.48 · LRV 48
NO. 82
#99B0AB
Dix Blue
ΔE 12.99 · LRV 41
NO. 18
#B5B19A
French Gray
ΔE 16.31 · LRV 44

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 10.89
All green at Magnolia Home →
JG-64
#A6BEB3
Texas Summer
ΔE 10.89 · LRV 48
JG-68
#A8B4A6
Local Greenhouse
ΔE 12.36 · LRV 44
JG-77
#8FB4B2
Morning Calm
ΔE 13.08 · LRV 42
JG-59
#ADB5A5
Early Riser
ΔE 13.14 · LRV 45
JG-51
#AFB196
Seasonal
ΔE 13.41 · LRV 43

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 12.41
All green at Backdrop →
BD-LF
#A4AB95
Le Freak
ΔE 12.41 · LRV 35
BD-NU
#A4A89F
Nuevo
ΔE 16.33 · LRV 38
BD-UD
#A4B5BB
Underdog
ΔE 19.4 · LRV 41
BD-CT
#A89E8A
Carry the Two
ΔE 20.2 · LRV 33
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 22.87 · LRV 51

Similar Dunn-Edwards colors

closest in the Dunn-Edwards deck

The nearest shades to Forest Frolic within Dunn-Edwards's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

DE5620
Mistletoe Kiss
LRV 41
DE5612
Foliage
LRV 40
DE5606
Rolling Hills
LRV 46
DE5690
Arboretum
LRV 41
DE5627
Verde
LRV 38
DE5704
Turtle Lake
LRV 40

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #88BB95 in HSL space. Pair Forest Frolic with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#88BB95 + #BB88AE
TRIADIC
#88BB95 · #9588BB · #BB9588
ANALOGOUS
#94BB88 · #88BB95 · #88BBAE

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
2.19:1 fail
Sample text on black
9.59:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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