Fresh Start
0784 · #D0D5A7 · LRV 64 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Clary Sage41
- 2October Mist47
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- 4Honeydew71
- 5Alabaster82
What Color Is Fresh Start, Really?
Fresh Start reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Diamond Vogel 0784 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Fresh Start
Fresh Start 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 Fresh Start
At LRV 64, Fresh Start 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 Fresh Start 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 Diamond Vogel 0784 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behr | Avocado WhipM360-3 · Behr | 2.8 | 64 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Sienna Laurel536 · Benjamin Moore | 1.9 | 62 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Sunlit LeafV058-2 · Valspar | 2.1 | 66.1 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | True to YouPPG1118-3 · PPG / Glidden | 0.9 | 62 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Spring Cactus90YY 62/264 · Glidden | 1.3 | 62 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Pearberry324-1DB · Dutch Boy | 3.3 | 66 | Color page → |
Similar Diamond Vogel Colors
The nearest shades to Fresh Start within Diamond Vogel'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 #D0D5A7 in HSL space. Pair Fresh Start with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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