Misty Afternoon
DE5639 · #C6DCC7 · LRV 62 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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- 2October Mist47
- 3Misty Afternoon62
- 4Honeydew71
- 5Alabaster82
What Color Is Misty Afternoon, Really?
Misty Afternoon reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5639 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Misty Afternoon
Misty Afternoon 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. Greens bridge indoors and out, so they suit living rooms, kitchens and sunrooms.
How Lighting Changes Misty Afternoon
At LRV 62, Misty Afternoon is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its green 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 Misty Afternoon 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 DE5639 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 | Topiary TintSW 6449 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.1 | 65 | Color page → |
| Behr | MiradorM420-3 · Behr | 3.7 | 66 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Pure Essence638 · Benjamin Moore | 1.4 | 68 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Crocodile Dreams5007-5A · Valspar | 2.9 | 67.7 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | SolitairePPG1132-2 · PPG / Glidden | 2.1 | 69 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Softest Juniper50GY 66/111 · Glidden | 2.9 | 66 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Misty Afternoon 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 #C6DCC7 in HSL space. Pair Misty Afternoon with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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