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DUNN-EDWARDS · DE5464

Dunn-Edwards Lemon Gelato#F8EC9E · LRV 82

Lemon Gelato reads as a yellow / warm — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover the spec, what Dunn-Edwards DE5464 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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DUNN-EDWARDS LEMON GELATO
RGB 248, 236, 158 LRV 82

Color spec

Brand Dunn-Edwards
Name Lemon Gelato
SKU DE5464
Hex #F8EC9E
RGB 248, 236, 158
HSL 52°, 87%, 80%
LRV 82
Undertone yellow / warm
Family Yellow

About Dunn-Edwards Lemon Gelato

Lemon Gelato is very light — LRV 82, 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.

Lemon Gelato 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
Scene Stealer
SKU 0833 · #FAE89A · LRV 80
ΔE 1.82 (near-perfect)
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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.

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.34
All yellow at Valspar →
8001-25B
#F9EC9F
East of the Sun
ΔE 0.34 · LRV 83
V019-1
#F9EBAF
Sherman's Key Lime
ΔE 3.57 · LRV 82.9
3008-2A
#FFE692
Chickery Chick
ΔE 3.83 · LRV 80.2
V017-1
#FFEAAA
Swallowtail
ΔE 3.96 · LRV 83.2
V054-2
#FDE399
Float Like a Butterfly
ΔE 4.42 · LRV 78.1

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.78
All yellow at PPG / Glidden →
1212-4
#F6EBA1
Lazy Daizy
ΔE 0.78 · LRV 82
1213-5
#F8EB97
Calabash
ΔE 1.09 · LRV 82
FLLW785
#F9E8A5
Wright Cornfield Tan
ΔE 2.65 · LRV 81
1211-4
#FCE79A
Twinkle Little Star
ΔE 2.7 · LRV 80
1213-4
#F5EDAE
Golden Straw
ΔE 3.05 · LRV 83

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.94
All yellow at Behr →
360A-3
#FDEFA2
Banana Split
ΔE 0.94 · LRV 85
350B-4
#FEECA1
Lemon Souffle
ΔE 1.86 · LRV 84
P290-2
#FEECA1
Sweet As Honey
ΔE 1.86 · LRV 84
330A-3
#FEECA2
Lively Yellow
ΔE 1.94 · LRV 84
P330-2
#F2EDA6
Lime Bright
ΔE 2.35 · LRV 82

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.24
All yellow at Benjamin Moore →
333
#FAEA9E
Pineapple Grove
ΔE 1.24 · LRV
339
#FCEB9D
Lemon Grass
ΔE 1.42 · LRV
359
#F8EDA8
Lightning Storm
ΔE 1.7 · LRV
325
#FCEBA2
Vernazza Yellow
ΔE 1.75 · LRV
2021-50
#FFEC9E
Yellow Lotus
ΔE 2.01 · LRV

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.2
All yellow at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6908
#F7E594
Fun Yellow
ΔE 2.2 · LRV 78
SW 1666
#F6E3A1
Venetian Yellow
ΔE 3.51 · LRV 77
SW 1667
#F4E8B2
Icy Lemonade
ΔE 4.78 · LRV 80
SW 6900
#F5E1A6
Optimistic Yellow
ΔE 4.95 · LRV 76
SW 9017
#FEDF94
Sunny Veranda
ΔE 5.98 · LRV 76

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.65
All yellow at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 233
#F7E29D
Dayroom Yellow
ΔE 3.65 · LRV 77
NO. 71
#EADFB7
Pale Hound
ΔE 8.4 · LRV 74
NO. 68
#EFD5A1
Dorset Cream
ΔE 8.43 · LRV 69
NO. 67
#EFDBB3
Farrow's Cream
ΔE 9.44 · LRV 72
NO. 2012
#F1E6C8
House White
ΔE 10.9 · LRV 79

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.21
All yellow at Magnolia Home →
JG-39
#E8D280
Amber
ΔE 6.21 · LRV 65
JG-38
#ECE1BC
Ambient Light
ΔE 9.07 · LRV 75
JG-42
#EFD3A2
Lemony
ΔE 9.59 · LRV 68
JG-37
#F3F0DA
Lit Candles
ΔE 13.38 · LRV 86
JG-16
#EEE7D5
Carter Crème
ΔE 14.53 · LRV 80

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.5
All yellow at Clare →
PNT100-MD-22
#EED6A5
Lemonade
ΔE 8.5 · LRV 69
PNT100-MD-23
#F5CA7A
Golden Hour
ΔE 11.02 · LRV 63
PNT100-LT-62
#F1E6D4
Like Buttah
ΔE 14.83 · LRV 80
PNT100-LT-68
#DFDDCB
Greenish
ΔE 14.87 · LRV 72
PNT100-LT-71
#F7CFB0
Before Sunrise
ΔE 17.03 · LRV 68

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 10.25
All yellow at Backdrop →
BD-EA
#E5C580
Eames
ΔE 10.25 · LRV 60
BD-DS
#F2EAD2
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
ΔE 12.61 · LRV 84
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 12.92 · LRV 73
BD-TR
#F4F2E7
Tabula Rasa
ΔE 17.04 · LRV 92
BD-JA
#EFEDE3
Jane
ΔE 17.31 · LRV 86

Similar Dunn-Edwards colors

closest in the Dunn-Edwards deck

The nearest shades to Lemon Gelato within Dunn-Edwards's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

DE5422
Egg Nog
LRV 82
DE5471
Shaded Sun
LRV 81
DE5311
Baby Chick
LRV 84
DE5388
Sour Lemon
LRV 85
DE5514
Leaf Bud
LRV 84
DE5304
Sun Drenched
LRV 81

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #F8EC9E in HSL space. Pair Lemon Gelato with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#F8EC9E + #9EAAF8
TRIADIC
#F8EC9E · #9EF8EC · #EC9EF8
ANALOGOUS
#F8BF9E · #F8EC9E · #D7F89E

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.2:1 fail
Sample text on black
17.48:1 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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