Gold Sand
DE5429 · #F7E5A9 · LRV 73 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Gold Sand, Really?
Gold Sand reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5429 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Gold Sand
Gold Sand 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. Yellows lift kitchens, hallways and kids' rooms with warmth.
How Lighting Changes Gold Sand
At LRV 73, Gold Sand is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its yellow 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 Gold Sand 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 DE5429 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 | Glisten YellowSW 6912 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.0 | 79 | Color page → |
| Behr | Lily BulbP320-3 · Behr | 1.1 | 77 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Yellow Lilies346 · Benjamin Moore | 1.9 | 76 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Dainty DaisyV018-1 · Valspar | 0.5 | 77.1 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Butterfly BushPPG1214-4 · PPG / Glidden | 1.0 | 77 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Butterfly BushPPG1214-4 · Glidden | 1.1 | 77 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Gold Sand 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 #F7E5A9 in HSL space. Pair Gold Sand with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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