Dunn-Edwards Highlight Gold#DFC16D · LRV 55
Highlight Gold reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Dunn-Edwards DEC731 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Color spec
| Brand | Dunn-Edwards |
| Name | Highlight Gold |
| SKU | DEC731 |
| Hex | #DFC16D |
| RGB | 223, 193, 109 |
| HSL | 44°, 64%, 65% |
| LRV | 55 |
| Undertone | red-orange / warm |
| Family | Yellow |
About Dunn-Edwards Highlight Gold
At LRV 55, Highlight Gold is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. 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. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Highlight Gold 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.
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.
Closest matches at every US brand
9 brands · top 5 each5 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 yellow from that brand.
PPG / Glidden
Benjamin Moore
Valspar
Behr
Sherwin-Williams
Backdrop
Farrow & Ball
Magnolia Home
Clare
Similar Dunn-Edwards colors
closest in the Dunn-Edwards deckThe nearest shades to Highlight Gold 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 #DFC16D in HSL space. Pair Highlight Gold 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.