Limelight
DE5516 · #D0D34D · LRV 56 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Peristyle Brass30
- 2Chilled Wine41
- 3Limelight56
- 4Jackfruit62
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Limelight, Really?
Limelight reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5516 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Limelight
Limelight 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 Limelight
At LRV 56, Limelight is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. 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. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Limelight 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 DE5516 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 | California Dreaming380D-5 · Behr | 3.7 | 60 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Granny SmithCSP-860 · Benjamin Moore | 1.1 | 57 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Sonic Lime6007-8A · Valspar | 4.3 | 58.4 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Slap HappyPPG1217-7 · PPG / Glidden | 2.0 | 55 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Freshen Up Lime70YY 55/613 · Glidden | 1.7 | 55 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Perfectly Pear124-4DB · Dutch Boy | 2.9 | 59 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Limelight 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 #D0D34D in HSL space. Pair Limelight with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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