Golf Course
DE5601 · #5A9E4B · LRV 25 — cool green tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Essex Green6
- 2Vintage Vogue12
- 3Golf Course25
- 4Evergreen Fog30
- 5Clary Sage41
What Color Is Golf Course, Really?
Golf Course reads as a cool green tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5601 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Golf Course
Golf Course 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.
How Lighting Changes Golf Course
Golf Course sits in the mid-range at LRV 25, 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.
Most complaints about Golf Course 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 DE5601 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 | Straightforward GreenSW 6935 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.5 | 29 | Color page → |
| Behr | Clover PatchP400-6 · Behr | 4.4 | 26 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Sullivan Green560 · Benjamin Moore | 2.3 | 29 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Spinach6004-10C · Valspar | 3.1 | 27 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Leap FrogPPG1225-7 · PPG / Glidden | 4.5 | 30 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Leap FrogPPG1225-7 · Glidden | 4.5 | 30 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Golf Course 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 #5A9E4B in HSL space. Pair Golf Course with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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