Ground Ginger
380F-4 · #D8D299 · LRV 63 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Chilled Wine41
- 2Honey Tea52
- 3Ground Ginger63
- 4Banana Cream71
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Ground Ginger, Really?
Ground Ginger reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr 380F-4 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Ground Ginger
Ground Ginger 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 Ground Ginger
At LRV 63, Ground Ginger 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 Ground Ginger 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 Behr 380F-4 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 | GleefulSW 6709 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.0 | 66 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Morning WalkCSP-880 · Benjamin Moore | 0.6 | 59 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Leaf Bud6005-5B · Valspar | 2.0 | 65.3 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Twinkle ToesPPG1109-3 · PPG / Glidden | 3.1 | 65 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Spring Cactus90YY 62/264 · Glidden | 3.5 | 62 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Glimmer of Green221-3DB · Dutch Boy | 4.5 | 62 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Ground Ginger within Behr'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 #D8D299 in HSL space. Pair Ground Ginger with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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