Wild Grass
380D-7 · #8B8D1A · LRV 25 — warm yellow tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Essex Green6
- 2Vintage Vogue12
- 3Wild Grass25
- 4Evergreen Fog30
- 5Clary Sage41
What Color Is Wild Grass, Really?
Wild Grass reads as a warm yellow tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how Behr 380D-7 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Wild Grass
Wild Grass is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Greens bridge indoors and out, so they suit living rooms, kitchens and sunrooms.
How Lighting Changes Wild Grass
Wild Grass sits in the mid-range at LRV 25, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. 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. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.
Most complaints about Wild Grass 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 380D-7 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Dark Celery2146-10 · Benjamin Moore | 3.8 | 21 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Manzanilla OliveP057 · Valspar | 3.0 | 23 | Color page → |
| Dunn-Edwards | Vegetable GardenDE5524 · Dunn-Edwards | 5.0 | 23 | Color page → |
| Hirshfield's | Martina Olive0795 · Hirshfield's | 4.8 | 25 | Color page → |
| Kompozit | Martina Olive0795 · Kompozit | 4.8 | 25 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Wild Grass 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 #8B8D1A in HSL space. Pair Wild Grass with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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