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DUNN-EDWARDS · DE5391

Dunn-Edwards Sunflower#F0BE3A · LRV 56

Sunflower reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Dunn-Edwards DE5391 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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DUNN-EDWARDS SUNFLOWER
RGB 240, 190, 58 LRV 56

Color spec

Brand Dunn-Edwards
Name Sunflower
SKU DE5391
Hex #F0BE3A
RGB 240, 190, 58
HSL 44°, 86%, 58%
LRV 56
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Yellow

About Dunn-Edwards Sunflower

At LRV 56, Sunflower is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its orange 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.

Sunflower 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.

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
Fresh Scent
SKU 0837 · #F1C11C · LRV 57
ΔE 2.63 (close)
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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 2.12
All yellow at Behr →
P280-6
#F4BA2A
Bling Bling
ΔE 2.12 · LRV 55
HDC-MD-02A
#F7B932
Yellow Groove
ΔE 3.17 · LRV 55
360B-7
#FEBD00
Center Stage
ΔE 3.98 · LRV 57
360D-5
#E6C44B
Golden Chalice
ΔE 4.31 · LRV 57
310B-6
#FFB935
Twenty Carat
ΔE 5.21 · LRV 56

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.53
All yellow at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 9020
#F4C454
Rayo de Sol
ΔE 2.53 · LRV 59
SW 6689
#EEC25F
Overjoy
ΔE 3.86 · LRV 58
SW 6683
#F1BA55
Bee
ΔE 4.44 · LRV 54
SW 6905
#FDB702
Goldfinch
ΔE 4.9 · LRV 55
SW 6676
#F7BE5B
Butterfield
ΔE 5.04 · LRV 57

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.73
All yellow at Valspar →
8001-23G
#EFB901
Illuminate Me
ΔE 2.73 · LRV 53
V017-3
#EFB901
Illuminate Me
ΔE 2.73 · LRV 52.9
8001-24F
#E7C148
Nectar
ΔE 3.16 · LRV 56
V019-2
#EBC746
Lime Drop
ΔE 4.09 · LRV 59.1
3007-3B
#E7C455
Fall Meadow
ΔE 4.26 · LRV 57.1

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.77
All yellow at Benjamin Moore →
350
#E4BC3B
Sun Valley
ΔE 2.77 · LRV 50
300
#EFBC50
Luminous Days
ΔE 2.85 · LRV
2021-10
#FFBD00
Yellow Flash
ΔE 4.15 · LRV
315
#FFBD46
Oxford Gold
ΔE 4.89 · LRV
307
#F7BC57
Corn Husk
ΔE 5.14 · LRV 53

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.01
All yellow at PPG / Glidden →
1214-6
#E4C14D
Indian Maize
ΔE 4.01 · LRV 55
1205-7
#FFBC35
Fall Gold
ΔE 4.32 · LRV 57
1209-5
#EDB856
Yellow Coneflower
ΔE 4.68 · LRV 53
1204-7
#F7B74E
Mango Margarita
ΔE 5.86 · LRV 54
1215-5
#E2C74F
Golden Yarrow
ΔE 6.27 · LRV 58

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.44
All yellow at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 223
#ECC363
Babouche
ΔE 4.44 · LRV 58
NO. 74
#F5D27B
Citron
ΔE 7.53 · LRV 67
NO. 51
#DCB771
Sudbury Yellow
ΔE 8.61 · LRV 50
NO. 218
#F2CF86
Yellow Ground
ΔE 8.91 · LRV 65
NO. 37
#DFC795
Hay
ΔE 12.98 · LRV 59

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.27
All yellow at Clare →
PNT100-MD-23
#F5CA7A
Golden Hour
ΔE 7.27 · LRV 63
PNT100-MD-22
#EED6A5
Lemonade
ΔE 14.1 · LRV 69
PNT100-DP-59
#C29F68
Good as Gold
ΔE 14.15 · LRV 37
PNT100-MD-63
#D1D0A6
High Vibe
ΔE 18.65 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-71
#F7CFB0
Before Sunrise
ΔE 18.65 · LRV 68

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.97
All yellow at Backdrop →
BD-EA
#E5C580
Eames
ΔE 8.97 · LRV 60
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 20.82 · LRV 73
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 21.96 · LRV 65
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 22.01 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 24.36 · LRV 53

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 9.24
All yellow at Magnolia Home →
JG-45
#D4B670
Bright Days
ΔE 9.24 · LRV 49
JG-39
#E8D280
Amber
ΔE 9.83 · LRV 65
JG-40
#DEB578
Cottage Feel
ΔE 10.43 · LRV 50
JG-43
#DDC588
Heirloom Yellow
ΔE 11.09 · LRV 57
JG-42
#EFD3A2
Lemony
ΔE 13.64 · LRV 68

Similar Dunn-Edwards colors

closest in the Dunn-Edwards deck

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

DEA121
Golden Lock
LRV 55
DE5349
Hot Sun
LRV 55
DE5314
Vibrant Honey
LRV 58
DEA118
Yellow Summer
LRV 53
DE5382
Golden Appeal
LRV 54
DE5424
Yellow Brick Road
LRV 59

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #F0BE3A in HSL space. Pair Sunflower with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#F0BE3A + #3A6CF0
TRIADIC
#F0BE3A · #3AF0BE · #BE3AF0
ANALOGOUS
#F0633A · #F0BE3A · #C7F03A

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.73:1 fail
Sample text on black
12.13:1 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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