Northern Pond
DE5870 · #A3B9CD · LRV 43 — cool blue tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Waterloo13
- 2Charcoal Blue19
- 3Northern Pond43
- 4Honolulu Blue62
- 5After Rain68
What Color Is Northern Pond, Really?
Northern Pond reads as a cool blue tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5870 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Northern Pond
Northern Pond is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Blues calm a room, which makes them popular in bedrooms, bathrooms and home offices.
How Lighting Changes Northern Pond
Northern Pond sits in the mid-range at LRV 43, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. Its blue 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. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.
Most complaints about Northern Pond 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 DE5870 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 | Windy BlueSW 6240 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.2 | 48 | Color page → |
| Behr | Ridge View610F-5 · Behr | 1.1 | 47 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Sunrise829 · Benjamin Moore | 2.1 | 48 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Glacier Mist4005-3B · Valspar | 1.9 | 47.7 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Always BluePPG1156-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.1 | 47 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Always BluePPG1156-3 · Glidden | 1.8 | 47 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Northern Pond 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 #A3B9CD in HSL space. Pair Northern Pond with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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