Ode to Green
DE5688 · #B6E5D6 · LRV 65 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Ode to Green, Really?
Ode to Green reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5688 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Ode to Green
Ode to Green 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 Ode to Green
At LRV 65, Ode to Green is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its teal 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 Ode to Green 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 DE5688 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 | AquatintSW 6936 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.4 | 73 | Color page → |
| Behr | Crystal RapidsP420-2 · Behr | 1.9 | 70 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Gentle Breeze589 · Benjamin Moore | 1.9 | 71 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Sky Blue ViewV027-1 · Valspar | 1.7 | 68.7 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Wintergreen MintPPG1229-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.1 | 73 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Dinner MintPPG17-30 · Glidden | 2.7 | 72 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Ode to Green 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 #B6E5D6 in HSL space. Pair Ode to Green with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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