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DUNN-EDWARDS · DE5723

Dunn-Edwards Fountain City#9CD4CF · LRV 59

Fountain City reads as a blue-green / cool — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Dunn-Edwards DE5723 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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DUNN-EDWARDS FOUNTAIN CITY
RGB 156, 212, 207 LRV 59

Color spec

Brand Dunn-Edwards
Name Fountain City
SKU DE5723
Hex #9CD4CF
RGB 156, 212, 207
HSL 175°, 39%, 72%
LRV 59
Undertone blue-green / cool
Family Teal

About Dunn-Edwards Fountain City

At LRV 59, Fountain City is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its teal 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.

Fountain City 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. Teals add character without shouting — good for a vanity, an island or a feature wall.

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
Shimmering Glade
SKU 0707 · #A3D6C5 · LRV 60
ΔE 4.72 (noticeable)
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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 teal from that brand.

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.95
All teal at Benjamin Moore →
668
#9CD1CD
Lake Victoria
ΔE 0.95 · LRV 57
2041-50
#9AD5CB
Sea Mist Green
ΔE 2.08 · LRV
2050-50
#9DCDCB
Waterfall
ΔE 2.52 · LRV
737
#A1D9DB
Sonoma Skies
ΔE 3.18 · LRV
2049-50
#98CED0
Spectra Blue
ΔE 3.24 · LRV

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.18
All teal at Valspar →
V065-3
#9BD8D3
Electro Chill
ΔE 1.18 · LRV 60.5
5007-7B
#A9D2CC
Lake Breeze
ΔE 3.13 · LRV 58.6
V066-2
#A9D6D5
Clear Cove
ΔE 3.18 · LRV 61.2
5006-7B
#A8D7D7
Crystal Aqua
ΔE 3.22 · LRV 61.7
8002-38C
#A3D6DC
Droplet
ΔE 5 · LRV 61

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.53
All teal at Behr →
BIC-23
#A0D2CF
Hopeful Blue
ΔE 1.53 · LRV 58
S480-3
#98D9DA
Sydney Harbour
ΔE 2.84 · LRV 61
S470-3
#99CFD3
Peaceful Blue
ΔE 3.95 · LRV 56
N440-3
#AFD4CB
Greenwich Village
ΔE 4.36 · LRV 61
740E-3
#A8CDCC
Prelude
ΔE 4.77 · LRV 56

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.1
All teal at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6758
#A1D5CB
Aqueduct
ΔE 2.1 · LRV 59
SW 9045
#92D0D0
Bora Bora Shore
ΔE 2.41 · LRV 56
SW 6751
#A1D4C8
Refresh
ΔE 2.87 · LRV 59
SW 63
#ABD1C9
Blue Sky
ΔE 3.94 · LRV 58
SW 6772
#A6D0D6
Cay
ΔE 6.1 · LRV 58

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.71
All teal at PPG / Glidden →
1230-3
#A5D8CD
Whirlpool
ΔE 2.71 · LRV 62
1234-4
#8ECFD0
Fling Green
ΔE 3.03 · LRV 55
1140-3
#A1CDBF
Tarreyton
ΔE 4.47 · LRV 55
1141-3
#AED0C9
Cassiopeia
ΔE 4.87 · LRV 58
17-29
#97D4C0
San Juan Spritz
ΔE 5.72 · LRV 57

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.69
All teal at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 210
#A1C5C8
Blue Ground
ΔE 6.69 · LRV 52
NO. 236
#C0CDC2
Teresa's Green
ΔE 11.52 · LRV 59
NO. 27
#B2BFC5
Parma Gray
ΔE 14.05 · LRV 51
NO. 205
#CCD0CD
Skylight
ΔE 15.23 · LRV 62
NO. 266
#C0C2B3
Mizzle
ΔE 15.97 · LRV 53

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.42
All teal at Magnolia Home →
JG-88
#AFCACD
Vibrant Horizon
ΔE 8.42 · LRV 56
JG-76
#AEC8CA
It Is Well
ΔE 8.46 · LRV 55
JG-13
#C9CEC4
Emmie's Room
ΔE 14.53 · LRV 61
JG-12
#C5C9C2
Wedding Band
ΔE 14.94 · LRV 58
JG-83
#C1C5C5
Loft
ΔE 15.6 · LRV 55

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 9
All teal at Clare →
PNT100-LT-35
#B9CDC8
Views
ΔE 9 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-37
#B1C6CA
Summer Friday
ΔE 10.55 · LRV 54
PNT100-LT-46
#C1CFC2
Two Scoops
ΔE 11.35 · LRV 60
PNT100-LT-10
#C1CAC5
Grayish
ΔE 12.96 · LRV 58
PNT100-MD-47
#C4CEBD
Dirty Martini
ΔE 13.12 · LRV 60

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 12.79
All teal at Backdrop →
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 12.79 · LRV 51
BD-UD
#A4B5BB
Underdog
ΔE 13.72 · LRV 41
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 19.51 · LRV 65
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 20.75 · LRV 73
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 29.22 · LRV 60

Similar Dunn-Edwards colors

closest in the Dunn-Edwards deck

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

DE5737
Aqua Bloom
LRV 58
DE5730
Island Oasis
LRV 60
DE5689
Wintermint
LRV 56
DE5709
Steamy Spring
LRV 58
DE5751
Plunging Waterfall
LRV 58
DE5758
Winter Chill
LRV 55

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #9CD4CF in HSL space. Pair Fountain City with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#9CD4CF + #D49CA1
TRIADIC
#9CD4CF · #CF9CD4 · #D4CF9C
ANALOGOUS
#9CD4B3 · #9CD4CF · #9CBDD4

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.65:1 fail
Sample text on black
12.73:1 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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