Color spec
| Brand | Dunn-Edwards |
| Name | Guiding Star |
| SKU | DE5211 |
| Hex | #FEE9DA |
| RGB | 254, 233, 218 |
| HSL | 25°, 95%, 93% |
| LRV | 78 |
| Undertone | near-white with a hint of color |
| Family | Neutral |
About Dunn-Edwards Guiding Star
Guiding Star is very light — LRV 78, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. Its orange 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. In north light it can read slightly cooler; a warm white trim alongside keeps it from going clinical.
Guiding Star shines on ceilings, trim and in small or low-light rooms where you need to stretch the light — and as a calm whole-home backdrop. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
Closest matches by brand
12 brands within ΔE 5The closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Only colors within ΔE 5 (close enough to substitute on a wall) are shown — brands with no real match are left off. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all neutral from that brand.
Sherwin-Williams
Behr
Benjamin Moore
Valspar
PPG / Glidden
Glidden
Dutch Boy
Farrow & Ball
Diamond Vogel
Hirshfield's
C2 Paint
Kompozit
Similar Dunn-Edwards colors
closest in the Dunn-Edwards deckThe nearest shades to Guiding Star within Dunn-Edwards's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #FEE9DA in HSL space. Pair Guiding Star with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.
Dunn-Edwards Guiding Star Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Guiding Star from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Dunn-Edwards DE5211 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Guiding Star
Sherwin-Williams's nearest match is Conch Shell (SW 7115), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.47). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 81 vs 78) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Guiding Star without repainting risk. See the full Conch Shell swatch →
Behr Equivalent of Guiding Star
The closest Behr equivalent of Guiding Star is Naive Peach (270C-1). At ΔE 0.5 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and runs noticeably lighter (LRV 84 vs 78). If Behr is your counter, order Naive Peach and you'll get the same color. See the full Naive Peach swatch →
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Guiding Star
Benjamin Moore's nearest match is Peach Parfait (2175-70), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.27). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 80 vs 78) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Guiding Star without repainting risk. See the full Peach Parfait swatch →
Valspar Equivalent of Guiding Star
Valspar's nearest match is Serious Moonlight (V087-1), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.7). It runs noticeably lighter (LRV 84.3 vs 78) and carries a near-white undertone, so it substitutes for Guiding Star without repainting risk. See the full Serious Moonlight swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Guiding Star
PPG / Glidden has no exact twin of Guiding Star. The nearest is Wright Pearl White (FLLW994) at ΔE 3.55 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 82 vs 78). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Wright Pearl White swatch →
Glidden Equivalent of Guiding Star
Glidden has no exact twin of Guiding Star. The nearest is Icy Peach (28YY 86/106) at ΔE 3.57 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs noticeably lighter (LRV 86 vs 78). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Icy Peach swatch →
Dutch Boy Equivalent of Guiding Star
Dutch Boy has no exact twin of Guiding Star. The nearest is Carnival Crème (111-1DB) at ΔE 4.55 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs noticeably lighter (LRV 86 vs 78). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Carnival Crème swatch →
Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Guiding Star
At Diamond Vogel, the closest color to Guiding Star is Sweet Buttermilk (1021) — very close at ΔE 2.39, though not an exact twin. It runs noticeably lighter (LRV 84 vs 78) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Sweet Buttermilk swatch →
Hirshfield's Equivalent of Guiding Star
Hirshfield's's nearest match is Flowerbed (1041), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.2). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 82 vs 78) and carries a near-white undertone, so it substitutes for Guiding Star without repainting risk. See the full Flowerbed swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Guiding Star
Kompozit's nearest match is Flowerbed (1041), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.2). It runs noticeably lighter (LRV 86 vs 78) and carries a near-white undertone, so it substitutes for Guiding Star without repainting risk. See the full Flowerbed swatch →