Green Lane
DE5653 · #CAD6C4 · LRV 60 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Evergreen Fog30
- 2Clary Sage41
- 3Green Lane60
- 4Hancock Green66
- 5Alabaster82
What Color Is Green Lane, Really?
Green Lane reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5653 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Green Lane
Green Lane 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 Green Lane
At LRV 60, Green Lane 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 Green Lane 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 DE5653 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 | Topiary TintSW 6449 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.6 | 65 | Color page → |
| Behr | Spring ValleyS390-2 · Behr | 1.2 | 66 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Jack and the Beanstalk442 · Benjamin Moore | 0.6 | 66 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Juniper Mist8003-36B · Valspar | 2.4 | 64 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | CastawayPPG1129-3 · PPG / Glidden | 2.0 | 64 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Falling StarPPG1129-2 · Glidden | 2.0 | 64 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Green Lane 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 #CAD6C4 in HSL space. Pair Green Lane with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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