Summer Sun
DE5405 · #FFDC00 · LRV 69 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Honey Tea52
- 2Jackfruit62
- 3Summer Sun69
- 4Butter Up74
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Summer Sun, Really?
Summer Sun reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5405 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Summer Sun
Summer Sun 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 Sun
At LRV 69, Summer Sun 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 Sun 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 DE5405 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 | DaisySW 6910 · Sherwin-Williams | 4.5 | 68 | Color page → |
| Behr | Lemon Tart380B-6 · Behr | 1.1 | 72 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Bright Yellow2022-30 · Benjamin Moore | 0.3 | 65 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Sweet Mustard3008-1B · Valspar | 4.2 | 70.1 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Acorn SquashPPG1212-6 · PPG / Glidden | 2.0 | 74 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Acorn SquashPPG1212-6 · Glidden | 2.0 | 74 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Summer Sun 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 #FFDC00 in HSL space. Pair Summer Sun with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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