Watercress
DE5528 · #C7C7A1 · LRV 51 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Sage Green22
- 2Evergreen Fog30
- 3Watercress51
- 4Soft Fern57
- 5Hancock Green66
What Color Is Watercress, Really?
Watercress reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5528 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Watercress
Watercress 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. Greens bridge indoors and out, so they suit living rooms, kitchens and sunrooms.
How Lighting Changes Watercress
At LRV 51, Watercress 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 Watercress 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 DE5528 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 | ShagreenSW 6422 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.8 | 57 | Color page → |
| Behr | Anjou PearMQ4-41 · Behr | 1.7 | 56 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Dried Parsley522 · Benjamin Moore | 1.3 | 55 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Green AlmondV059-3 · Valspar | 2.2 | 55.6 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Sage SplendorPPG1115-4 · PPG / Glidden | 2.1 | 54 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Sage SplendorPPG1115-4 · Glidden | 1.6 | 55 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Watercress 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 #C7C7A1 in HSL space. Pair Watercress with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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