Hot Sun
DE5349 · #F9B82B · LRV 51 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Hot Sun, Really?
Hot Sun reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5349 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Hot Sun
Hot Sun 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 Hot Sun
At LRV 51, Hot Sun 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.
Most complaints about Hot Sun 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 DE5349 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 | GoldfinchSW 6905 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.7 | 55 | Color page → |
| Behr | Yellow GrooveHDC-MD-02A · Behr | 0.7 | 55 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Lemon Shine2020-20 · Benjamin Moore | 2.0 | 53 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Gold Abundance3003-1A · Valspar | 1.9 | 56.7 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Fall GoldPPG1205-7 · PPG / Glidden | 1.3 | 57 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Fall GoldPPG1205-7 · Glidden | 1.3 | 57 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Hot Sun 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 #F9B82B in HSL space. Pair Hot Sun with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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