Cultivated
212-3DB · #F7D391 · LRV 68 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Honey Tea52
- 2Jackfruit62
- 3Cultivated68
- 4Butter Up74
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Cultivated, Really?
Cultivated reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 212-3DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Cultivated
Cultivated 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 Cultivated
At LRV 68, Cultivated is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its orange 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 Cultivated 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 Dutch Boy 212-3DB 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 | JonquilSW 6674 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.0 | 68 | Color page → |
| Behr | Honey Butter320C-3 · Behr | 0.7 | 69 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Honeywheat179 · Benjamin Moore | 1.6 | 67 | Color page → |
| Valspar | EggnogV053-2 · Valspar | 2.0 | 67.9 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Maybe MauiPPG1210-4 · PPG / Glidden | 1.4 | 69 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Maybe MauiPPG1210-4 · Glidden | 1.4 | 69 | Color page → |
Similar Dutch Boy Colors
The nearest shades to Cultivated within Dutch Boy'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 #F7D391 in HSL space. Pair Cultivated with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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