Larkspur Bud
DE5905 · #B7C0EA · LRV 50 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Wolf Gray21
- 2Resolute Blue40
- 3Larkspur Bud50
- 4Honolulu Blue62
- 5After Rain68
What Color Is Larkspur Bud, Really?
Larkspur Bud reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5905 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Larkspur Bud
Larkspur Bud 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. Blues calm a room, which makes them popular in bedrooms, bathrooms and home offices.
How Lighting Changes Larkspur Bud
At LRV 50, Larkspur Bud is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its blue 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 Larkspur Bud 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 DE5905 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behr | Purple Surf620C-3 · Behr | 2.8 | 55 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Oriental Iris1418 · Benjamin Moore | 4.1 | 52 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Organza8001-46C · Valspar | 2.5 | 54 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Spring Bluebell48BB 56/162 · Glidden | 3.4 | 56 | Color page → |
| Diamond Vogel | Spoiled Rotten1268 · Diamond Vogel | 1.9 | 54 | Color page → |
| Hirshfield's | Spoiled Rotten1268 · Hirshfield's | 1.1 | 55 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Larkspur Bud 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 #B7C0EA in HSL space. Pair Larkspur Bud with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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