Sour Apple
DE5507 · #D2C785 · LRV 53 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Peristyle Brass30
- 2Chilled Wine41
- 3Sour Apple53
- 4Jackfruit62
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Sour Apple, Really?
Sour Apple reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5507 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Sour Apple
Sour Apple 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 Sour Apple
At LRV 53, Sour Apple 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 Sour Apple 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 DE5507 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 | Spring GrassP350-4 · Behr | 2.1 | 58 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Artichoke Hearts382 · Benjamin Moore | 2.1 | 56 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Green CitrineV057-3 · Valspar | 1.9 | 53.8 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Serene ScenePPG1110-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.1 | 56 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Pickled Sage60YY 53/330 · Glidden | 0.7 | 53 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Barrel Cacti226-2DB · Dutch Boy | 4.3 | 56 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Sour Apple 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 #D2C785 in HSL space. Pair Sour Apple with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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