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DUNN-EDWARDS · DE5312

Dunn-Edwards Summer Daffodil#FFE078 · LRV 76

Summer Daffodil reads as a yellow / warm — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover the spec, what Dunn-Edwards DE5312 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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DUNN-EDWARDS SUMMER DAFFODIL
RGB 255, 224, 120 LRV 76

Color spec

Brand Dunn-Edwards
Name Summer Daffodil
SKU DE5312
Hex #FFE078
RGB 255, 224, 120
HSL 46°, 100%, 74%
LRV 76
Undertone yellow / warm
Family Yellow

About Dunn-Edwards Summer Daffodil

Summer Daffodil is very light — LRV 76, 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.

Summer Daffodil 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.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Broadway Lights
SKU 0856 · #FFE07B · LRV 76
ΔE 0.43 (imperceptible)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all yellow from that brand.

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.54
All yellow at Behr →
330B-5
#FEE075
Yellow Corn
ΔE 0.54 · LRV 76
340B-5
#FEDF73
Yellow Brick Road
ΔE 0.61 · LRV 75
P280-4
#FCDD78
Surfboard Yellow
ΔE 0.76 · LRV 74
P290-4
#FEDF6D
Spirited Yellow
ΔE 1.37 · LRV 75
330B-4
#FEE487
Cheerful Hue
ΔE 2.1 · LRV 78

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.66
All yellow at Valspar →
3008-1C
#FFDE76
Top Banana
ΔE 0.66 · LRV 75.3
V016-2
#FFDD75
Bee's Knees
ΔE 1 · LRV 75.2
3003-2A
#FFD971
Honey Glaze
ΔE 2.33 · LRV 73.9
V017-2
#FFDB63
Backlit Lemon
ΔE 2.48 · LRV 73.5
8001-25C
#F5E47A
Wild Daffodil
ΔE 3.86 · LRV 76

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.21
All yellow at Benjamin Moore →
319
#FEE181
Dalila
ΔE 1.21 · LRV
340
#F7E27D
Lightning Bug
ΔE 2.72 · LRV
361
#F8E47B
No-Nonsense
ΔE 3.05 · LRV
326
#F9E584
Good Morning Sunshine
ΔE 3.15 · LRV
334
#F7E481
Limon
ΔE 3.31 · LRV

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.07
All yellow at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6901
#FAD97A
Daffodil
ΔE 2.07 · LRV 71
SW 6909
#FED95D
Lemon Twist
ΔE 3.12 · LRV 71
SW 9018
#FBD682
Honey Bees
ΔE 4.29 · LRV 70
SW 9017
#FEDF94
Sunny Veranda
ΔE 4.7 · LRV 76
SW 6908
#F7E594
Fun Yellow
ΔE 4.79 · LRV 78

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.1
All yellow at PPG / Glidden →
1211-5
#F9D97B
Firelight
ΔE 2.1 · LRV 71
17-17
#FCD766
Mariposa
ΔE 2.62 · LRV 70
1206-5
#FFD978
Spiced Butternut
ΔE 2.69 · LRV 72
1212-5
#FDEA83
Citrus Punch
ΔE 3.7 · LRV 81
1215-4
#EFDE75
Canary Yellow
ΔE 3.95 · LRV 72

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.17
All yellow at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 74
#F5D27B
Citron
ΔE 4.17 · LRV 67
NO. 233
#F7E29D
Dayroom Yellow
ΔE 5.96 · LRV 77
NO. 218
#F2CF86
Yellow Ground
ΔE 6.44 · LRV 65
NO. 68
#EFD5A1
Dorset Cream
ΔE 9.41 · LRV 69
NO. 67
#EFDBB3
Farrow's Cream
ΔE 11.98 · LRV 72

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.07
All yellow at Magnolia Home →
JG-39
#E8D280
Amber
ΔE 5.07 · LRV 65
JG-43
#DDC588
Heirloom Yellow
ΔE 9.41 · LRV 57
JG-42
#EFD3A2
Lemony
ΔE 10.29 · LRV 68
JG-38
#ECE1BC
Ambient Light
ΔE 13.16 · LRV 75
JG-17
#E8E1CD
Soft Landing
ΔE 17.75 · LRV 75

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.24
All yellow at Clare →
PNT100-MD-23
#F5CA7A
Golden Hour
ΔE 7.24 · LRV 63
PNT100-MD-22
#EED6A5
Lemonade
ΔE 10 · LRV 69
PNT100-MD-63
#D1D0A6
High Vibe
ΔE 14.36 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-71
#F7CFB0
Before Sunrise
ΔE 17.12 · LRV 68
PNT100-LT-62
#F1E6D4
Like Buttah
ΔE 18.19 · LRV 80

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.3
All yellow at Backdrop →
BD-EA
#E5C580
Eames
ΔE 8.3 · LRV 60
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 16.53 · LRV 73
BD-DS
#F2EAD2
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
ΔE 16.75 · LRV 84
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 18.99 · LRV 65
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 20.7 · LRV 60

Similar Dunn-Edwards colors

closest in the Dunn-Edwards deck

The nearest shades to Summer Daffodil within Dunn-Edwards's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

DE5389
Ripe Pineapple
LRV 76
DE5410
Golden Glitter
LRV 78
DE5347
Golden Nectar
LRV 72
DE5340
Banana Peel
LRV 80
DE5423
Golden Rays
LRV 71
DE5346
Quack Quack
LRV 81

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #FFE078 in HSL space. Pair Summer Daffodil with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#FFE078 + #7897FF
TRIADIC
#FFE078 · #78FFE0 · #E078FF
ANALOGOUS
#FF9D78 · #FFE078 · #DBFF78

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.3:1 fail
Sample text on black
16.19:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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