Summer Solstice
DET492 · #DED1A3 · LRV 62 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Chilled Wine41
- 2Honey Tea52
- 3Summer Solstice62
- 4Banana Cream71
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Summer Solstice, Really?
Summer Solstice reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DET492 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Summer Solstice
Summer Solstice 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 Summer Solstice
At LRV 62, Summer Solstice 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 Summer Solstice 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 DET492 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 | Lucent YellowSW 6400 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.9 | 64 | Color page → |
| Behr | Primitive GreenMQ4-40 · Behr | 1.4 | 65 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Castleton MistHC-1 · Benjamin Moore | 2.4 | 64 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Plum Passion6007-5B · Valspar | 1.1 | 63.4 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | FoothillsPPG1105-4 · PPG / Glidden | 2.9 | 63 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Golden Heirloom50YY 61/251 · Glidden | 0.7 | 61 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Summer Solstice 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 #DED1A3 in HSL space. Pair Summer Solstice with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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