Color spec
| Brand | Dunn-Edwards |
| Name | Sugar Cookie |
| SKU | DE5450 |
| Hex | #F2E2A4 |
| RGB | 242, 226, 164 |
| HSL | 48°, 75%, 80% |
| LRV | 71 |
| Undertone | warm yellow tone |
| Family | Yellow |
About Dunn-Edwards Sugar Cookie
At LRV 71, Sugar Cookie 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.
Sugar Cookie 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.
Closest matches by brand
14 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.
Sherwin-Williams
Behr
Benjamin Moore
Valspar
PPG / Glidden
Glidden
Dutch Boy
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams
Farrow & Ball
Diamond Vogel
Hirshfield's
C2 Paint
Clare
Kompozit
Similar Dunn-Edwards colors
closest in the Dunn-Edwards deckThe nearest shades to Sugar Cookie 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 #F2E2A4 in HSL space. Pair Sugar Cookie 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 Sugar Cookie Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Sugar Cookie 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 DE5450 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Sugar Cookie
Sherwin-Williams's nearest match is Optimistic Yellow (SW 6900), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.5). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 71) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Sugar Cookie without repainting risk. See the full Optimistic Yellow swatch →
Behr Equivalent of Sugar Cookie
At Behr, the closest color to Sugar Cookie is Refreshing Tea (PPU8-12) — very close at ΔE 2.05, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 72 vs 71) and carries a warm yellow undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Refreshing Tea swatch →
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Sugar Cookie
Benjamin Moore's nearest match is Hawthorne Yellow (HC-4), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.29). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 71 vs 71) and carries a warm yellow undertone, so it substitutes for Sugar Cookie without repainting risk. See the full Hawthorne Yellow swatch →
Valspar Equivalent of Sugar Cookie
Valspar's nearest match is Dainty Daisy (V018-1), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.05). It runs noticeably lighter (LRV 77.1 vs 71) and carries a warm yellow undertone, so it substitutes for Sugar Cookie without repainting risk. See the full Dainty Daisy swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Sugar Cookie
The closest PPG / Glidden equivalent of Sugar Cookie is Butterfly Bush (PPG1214-4). At ΔE 0.65 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm yellow undertone and runs noticeably lighter (LRV 77 vs 71). If PPG / Glidden is your counter, order Butterfly Bush and you'll get the same color. See the full Butterfly Bush swatch →
Glidden Equivalent of Sugar Cookie
The closest Glidden equivalent of Sugar Cookie is Butterfly Bush (PPG1214-4). At ΔE 0.54 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm yellow undertone and runs noticeably lighter (LRV 77 vs 71). If Glidden is your counter, order Butterfly Bush and you'll get the same color. See the full Butterfly Bush swatch →
Dutch Boy Equivalent of Sugar Cookie
Dutch Boy's nearest match is Almost Ivory (121-3DB), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.13). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 71) and carries a warm yellow undertone, so it substitutes for Sugar Cookie without repainting risk. See the full Almost Ivory swatch →
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Sugar Cookie
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams's nearest match is Yellow Shell (HGSW 1185), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.5). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 71) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Sugar Cookie without repainting risk. See the full Yellow Shell swatch →
Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Sugar Cookie
The closest Farrow & Ball equivalent of Sugar Cookie is Dayroom Yellow (NO. 233). At ΔE 0.73 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm yellow undertone and runs slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 71). If Farrow & Ball is your counter, order Dayroom Yellow and you'll get the same color. See the full Dayroom Yellow swatch →
Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Sugar Cookie
Diamond Vogel's nearest match is Gold Strand (0812), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.76). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 71) and carries a warm yellow undertone, so it substitutes for Sugar Cookie without repainting risk. See the full Gold Strand swatch →
Hirshfield's Equivalent of Sugar Cookie
Hirshfield's's nearest match is Gold Strand (0812), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.84). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 71) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Sugar Cookie without repainting risk. See the full Gold Strand swatch →
C2 Paint Equivalent of Sugar Cookie
At C2 Paint, the closest color to Sugar Cookie is Limerick (C2-592) — very close at ΔE 2.64, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 71) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Limerick swatch →
Clare Equivalent of Sugar Cookie
Clare has no exact twin of Sugar Cookie. The nearest is Lemonade (PNT100-MD-22) at ΔE 4.86 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly darker (LRV 69 vs 71). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Lemonade swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Sugar Cookie
Kompozit's nearest match is Gold Strand (0812), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.84). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 71) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Sugar Cookie without repainting risk. See the full Gold Strand swatch →