Yellow Brick Road
DE5424 · #EAC853 · LRV 55 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Peristyle Brass30
- 2Chilled Wine41
- 3Yellow Brick Road55
- 4Jackfruit62
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Yellow Brick Road, Really?
Yellow Brick Road reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5424 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Yellow Brick Road
Yellow Brick Road 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 Yellow Brick Road
At LRV 55, Yellow Brick Road 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 Yellow Brick Road 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 DE5424 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 | Rayo de SolSW 9020 · Sherwin-Williams | 4.1 | 60 | Color page → |
| Behr | Golden Chalice360D-5 · Behr | 1.1 | 57 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Yellow Brick Road349 · Benjamin Moore | 1.3 | 63 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Lime DropV019-2 · Valspar | 1.3 | 59.1 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Crushed PineapplePPG1213-7 · PPG / Glidden | 1.9 | 61 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Sunday Sunshine40YY 55/611 · Glidden | 1.0 | 55 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Yellow Brick Road 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 #EAC853 in HSL space. Pair Yellow Brick Road with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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