Pale Jade
DE5681 · #A2EBD8 · LRV 66 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Pale Jade, Really?
Pale Jade reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5681 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Pale Jade
Pale Jade 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 Pale Jade
At LRV 66, Pale Jade 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 Pale Jade 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 DE5681 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 | Maiden Voyage530D-4 · Behr | 3.0 | 73 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Springtime Green611 · Benjamin Moore | 2.5 | 72 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Aquatic Mist5008-9B · Valspar | 3.4 | 68.3 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Teal Zeal58GG 71/202 · Glidden | 4.9 | 71 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Aqua Green130-3DB · Dutch Boy | 4.7 | 71 | Color page → |
| Diamond Vogel | Turquoise Tower0714 · Diamond Vogel | 4.1 | 70 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Pale Jade 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 #A2EBD8 in HSL space. Pair Pale Jade with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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