Color spec
| Brand | Dunn-Edwards |
| Name | Poetic Yellow |
| SKU | DE5393 |
| Hex | #FFFED7 |
| RGB | 255, 254, 215 |
| HSL | 59°, 100%, 92% |
| LRV | 90 |
| Undertone | near-white with a hint of color |
| Family | Yellow |
About Dunn-Edwards Poetic Yellow
Poetic Yellow is very light — LRV 90, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. Its yellow 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.
Poetic Yellow 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. Yellows lift kitchens, hallways and kids' rooms with warmth.
Closest matches by brand
9 brands within ΔE 5The closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Only colors within ΔE 5 (close enough to substitute on a wall) are shown — brands with no real match are left off. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all yellow from that brand.
Behr
Benjamin Moore
Valspar
PPG / Glidden
Glidden
Diamond Vogel
Hirshfield's
C2 Paint
Kompozit
Similar Dunn-Edwards colors
closest in the Dunn-Edwards deckThe nearest shades to Poetic Yellow within Dunn-Edwards's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #FFFED7 in HSL space. Pair Poetic Yellow with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.
Dunn-Edwards Poetic Yellow Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Poetic Yellow from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Dunn-Edwards DE5393 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Behr Equivalent of Poetic Yellow
Behr's nearest match is White Hydrangea (W-B-420), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.99). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 95 vs 90) and carries a near-white undertone, so it substitutes for Poetic Yellow without repainting risk. See the full White Hydrangea swatch →
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Poetic Yellow
Benjamin Moore has no exact twin of Poetic Yellow. The nearest is Crème Fraiche (2023-70) at ΔE 3.83 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 93 vs 90). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Crème Fraiche swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Poetic Yellow
PPG / Glidden has no exact twin of Poetic Yellow. The nearest is Oyster Cracker (PPG1108-1) at ΔE 3.62 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly darker (LRV 86 vs 90). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Oyster Cracker swatch →
Glidden Equivalent of Poetic Yellow
Glidden has no exact twin of Poetic Yellow. The nearest is Candlelight Yellow (67YY 87/169) at ΔE 3.91 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly darker (LRV 87 vs 90). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Candlelight Yellow swatch →
Hirshfield's Equivalent of Poetic Yellow
Hirshfield's has no exact twin of Poetic Yellow. The nearest is Frozen Banana (0825) at ΔE 3.55 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly darker (LRV 87 vs 90). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Frozen Banana swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Poetic Yellow
Kompozit has no exact twin of Poetic Yellow. The nearest is Frozen Banana (0825) at ΔE 3.55 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 91 vs 90). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Frozen Banana swatch →