Lustrous Yellow
DE5472 · #E6DA78 · LRV 63 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Chilled Wine41
- 2Honey Tea52
- 3Lustrous Yellow63
- 4Banana Cream71
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Lustrous Yellow, Really?
Lustrous Yellow reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5472 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Lustrous Yellow
Lustrous Yellow 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 Lustrous Yellow
At LRV 63, Lustrous Yellow 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 Lustrous Yellow 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 DE5472 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 | Funky YellowSW 6913 · Sherwin-Williams | 4.4 | 65 | Color page → |
| Behr | Plastic LimeT15-15 · Behr | 2.0 | 70 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Yellow Finch2024-40 · Benjamin Moore | 1.7 | 68 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Fluorescent Lime6007-9C · Valspar | 2.9 | 70.6 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Canary YellowPPG1215-4 · PPG / Glidden | 1.8 | 72 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Lemon Lime Fizz70YY 66/510 · Glidden | 1.7 | 66 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Lustrous Yellow 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 #E6DA78 in HSL space. Pair Lustrous Yellow with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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