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DUNN-EDWARDS · DE5514

Dunn-Edwards Leaf Bud#EFF19D · LRV 84

Leaf Bud reads as a yellow / warm — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover the spec, what Dunn-Edwards DE5514 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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DUNN-EDWARDS LEAF BUD
RGB 239, 241, 157 LRV 84

Color spec

Brand Dunn-Edwards
Name Leaf Bud
SKU DE5514
Hex #EFF19D
RGB 239, 241, 157
HSL 61°, 75%, 78%
LRV 84
Undertone yellow / warm
Family Yellow

About Dunn-Edwards Leaf Bud

Leaf Bud is very light — LRV 84, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. Its yellow 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.

Leaf Bud 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. 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.

KOMPOZIT
Yellow Tail
SKU 0848 · #FFF29D · LRV 87
ΔE 4.1 (noticeable)
SHOP KOMPOZIT ON AMAZON →

Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 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.

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.69
All yellow at Benjamin Moore →
2025-50
#F0F09F
Lemon Freeze
ΔE 0.69 · LRV
2026-50
#E7EFA0
Fresh Cut Grass
ΔE 1.97 · LRV
2022-50
#FFF19F
Sundance
ΔE 4.36 · LRV 81
2023-50
#FEF0A1
Lemon Meringue
ΔE 4.42 · LRV
339
#FCEB9D
Lemon Grass
ΔE 5.3 · LRV

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.86
All yellow at Behr →
P340-2
#F0F6A8
Invigorating
ΔE 1.86 · LRV 87
P320-3
#F3EE99
Lily Bulb
ΔE 1.91 · LRV 83
P330-2
#F2EDA6
Lime Bright
ΔE 2.88 · LRV 82
P300-3
#FDF19B
Rite Of Spring
ΔE 3.81 · LRV 86
P310-4
#F8ED8B
Storm Lightning
ΔE 4.25 · LRV 82

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.79
All yellow at PPG / Glidden →
1216-4
#EBECA7
Lemon Pepper
ΔE 2.79 · LRV 80
1212-4
#F6EBA1
Lazy Daizy
ΔE 3.91 · LRV 82
1213-5
#F8EB97
Calabash
ΔE 4.1 · LRV 82
1213-4
#F5EDAE
Golden Straw
ΔE 4.63 · LRV 83
1211-4
#FCE79A
Twinkle Little Star
ΔE 6.58 · LRV 80

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.22
All yellow at Valspar →
8001-25B
#F9EC9F
East of the Sun
ΔE 4.22 · LRV 83
V020-1
#EEEBB5
Chia
ΔE 5.88 · LRV 80.9
V019-1
#F9EBAF
Sherman's Key Lime
ΔE 6.32 · LRV 82.9
3008-2A
#FFE692
Chickery Chick
ΔE 7.55 · LRV 80.2
V017-1
#FFEAAA
Swallowtail
ΔE 7.56 · LRV 83.2

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.77
All yellow at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6908
#F7E594
Fun Yellow
ΔE 5.77 · LRV 78
SW 1667
#F4E8B2
Icy Lemonade
ΔE 7.01 · LRV 80
SW 1666
#F6E3A1
Venetian Yellow
ΔE 7.04 · LRV 77
SW 6900
#F5E1A6
Optimistic Yellow
ΔE 8.26 · LRV 76
SW 9017
#FEDF94
Sunny Veranda
ΔE 9.87 · LRV 76

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.35
All yellow at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 233
#F7E29D
Dayroom Yellow
ΔE 7.35 · LRV 77
NO. 71
#EADFB7
Pale Hound
ΔE 10.23 · LRV 74
NO. 68
#EFD5A1
Dorset Cream
ΔE 11.69 · LRV 69
NO. 67
#EFDBB3
Farrow's Cream
ΔE 12.13 · LRV 72
NO. 2012
#F1E6C8
House White
ΔE 12.63 · LRV 79

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.94
All yellow at Magnolia Home →
JG-39
#E8D280
Amber
ΔE 8.94 · LRV 65
JG-38
#ECE1BC
Ambient Light
ΔE 10.87 · LRV 75
JG-42
#EFD3A2
Lemony
ΔE 12.86 · LRV 68
JG-37
#F3F0DA
Lit Candles
ΔE 14.26 · LRV 86
JG-16
#EEE7D5
Carter Crème
ΔE 15.87 · LRV 80

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 11.61
All yellow at Clare →
PNT100-MD-22
#EED6A5
Lemonade
ΔE 11.61 · LRV 69
PNT100-MD-23
#F5CA7A
Golden Hour
ΔE 14.66 · LRV 63
PNT100-LT-68
#DFDDCB
Greenish
ΔE 15.77 · LRV 72
PNT100-LT-62
#F1E6D4
Like Buttah
ΔE 16.52 · LRV 80
PNT100-LT-19
#E1DDCF
No Filter
ΔE 17.19 · LRV 72

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 13.39
All yellow at Backdrop →
BD-EA
#E5C580
Eames
ΔE 13.39 · LRV 60
BD-DS
#F2EAD2
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
ΔE 14.01 · LRV 84
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 14.47 · LRV 73
BD-TR
#F4F2E7
Tabula Rasa
ΔE 17.93 · LRV 92
BD-JA
#EFEDE3
Jane
ΔE 18.23 · LRV 86

Similar Dunn-Edwards colors

closest in the Dunn-Edwards deck

The nearest shades to Leaf 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.

DE5464
Lemon Gelato
LRV 82
DE5471
Shaded Sun
LRV 81
DE5409
Sun Surprise
LRV 87
DE5556
Mint Julep
LRV 80
DE5339
Firefly Glow
LRV 88
DE5395
Banana Cream
LRV 88

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #EFF19D in HSL space. Pair Leaf Bud with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#EFF19D + #9F9DF1
TRIADIC
#EFF19D · #9DEFF1 · #F19DEF
ANALOGOUS
#F1C99D · #EFF19D · #C5F19D

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.18:1 fail
Sample text on black
17.74:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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