Radiant Sunrise
DE5397 · #FFDD49 · LRV 68 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Honey Tea52
- 2Jackfruit62
- 3Radiant Sunrise68
- 4Butter Up74
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Radiant Sunrise, Really?
Radiant Sunrise reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5397 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Radiant Sunrise
Radiant Sunrise 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. Yellows lift kitchens, hallways and kids' rooms with warmth.
How Lighting Changes Radiant Sunrise
At LRV 68, Radiant Sunrise is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. 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. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Radiant Sunrise 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 DE5397 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 | Lemon TwistSW 6909 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.7 | 72 | Color page → |
| Behr | Citrus360B-5 · Behr | 0.5 | 73 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Bold Yellow336 · Benjamin Moore | 1.2 | 73 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Sweet Mustard3008-1B · Valspar | 2.6 | 70.1 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Acorn SquashPPG1212-6 · PPG / Glidden | 1.4 | 74 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Acorn SquashPPG1212-6 · Glidden | 1.6 | 74 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Radiant Sunrise 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 #FFDD49 in HSL space. Pair Radiant Sunrise with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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