Rich Honey
DE5227 · #F9BC7D · LRV 54 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Caramelized35
- 2Venetian Plaster42
- 3Rich Honey54
- 4Colonial Yellow59
- 5Belvedere Cream65
What Color Is Rich Honey, Really?
Rich Honey reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5227 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Rich Honey
Rich Honey 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. Earthy oranges and terracottas warm up dining rooms and entries.
How Lighting Changes Rich Honey
At LRV 54, Rich Honey is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its orange 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 Rich Honey 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 DE5227 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 | SunriseSW 6668 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.6 | 58 | Color page → |
| Behr | Cheese PuffP240-5 · Behr | 2.4 | 57 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Seville Oranges131 · Benjamin Moore | 1.1 | 55 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Almond Butter3001-4A · Valspar | 1.7 | 58 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | ZingPPG1203-5 · PPG / Glidden | 2.5 | 60 | Color page → |
| Glidden | ZingPPG1203-5 · Glidden | 2.3 | 60 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Rich Honey 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 #F9BC7D in HSL space. Pair Rich Honey with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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