Pale Cactus
DE5673 · #D0F7E4 · LRV 79 — cool green tone, very light — near-white, broadens small spaces.
- 1Softened Green49
- 2Soft Fern57
- 3Pale Cactus79
- 4Neon Celery84
- 5Frosty Lime89
What Color Is Pale Cactus, Really?
Pale Cactus reads as a cool green tone — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5673 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Pale Cactus
Pale Cactus shines on ceilings, trim and in small or low-light rooms where you need to stretch the light — and as a calm whole-home backdrop. Greens bridge indoors and out, so they suit living rooms, kitchens and sunrooms.
How Lighting Changes Pale Cactus
Pale Cactus is very light — LRV 79, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. 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. In north light it can read slightly cooler; a warm white trim alongside keeps it from going clinical.
Most complaints about Pale Cactus 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 DE5673 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 | Melting MomentS430-1 · Behr | 1.8 | 84 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Light Touch2044-70 · Benjamin Moore | 4.0 | 85 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | WintergreenPPG1229-1 · PPG / Glidden | 5.0 | 80 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Sublime Lime90GY 83/114 · Glidden | 4.3 | 83 | Color page → |
| Diamond Vogel | Teal Treat0712 · Diamond Vogel | 4.4 | 84 | Color page → |
| Hirshfield's | Teal Treat0712 · Hirshfield's | 4.0 | 83 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Pale Cactus 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 #D0F7E4 in HSL space. Pair Pale Cactus with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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