Zesty Yellow
DEFD25 · #D9CC64 · LRV 57 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Chilled Wine41
- 2Honey Tea52
- 3Zesty Yellow57
- 4Jackfruit62
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Zesty Yellow, Really?
Zesty Yellow reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DEFD25 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Zesty Yellow
Zesty Yellow 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 Zesty Yellow
At LRV 57, Zesty Yellow 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 Zesty Yellow 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 DEFD25 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 | FrolicSW 6703 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.1 | 56 | Color page → |
| Behr | Lime TreeP340-4 · Behr | 1.6 | 61 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Yellow Tone370 · Benjamin Moore | 2.0 | 59 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Sunlit Meadow8001-26E · Valspar | 3.0 | 54 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Force Of NaturePPG1218-4 · PPG / Glidden | 2.0 | 59 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Force Of NaturePPG1218-4 · Glidden | 1.7 | 59 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Zesty Yellow 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 #D9CC64 in HSL space. Pair Zesty Yellow with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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