Cypress Garden
424-4DB · #939B88 · LRV 32 — cool green tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Vintage Vogue12
- 2Sage Green22
- 3Cypress Garden32
- 4Clary Sage41
- 5October Mist47
What Color Is Cypress Garden, Really?
Cypress Garden reads as a cool green tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 424-4DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Cypress Garden
Cypress Garden 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 Cypress Garden
Cypress Garden sits in the mid-range at LRV 32, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. Its green 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 Cypress Garden 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 424-4DB 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 | Jade DragonSW 9129 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.0 | 30 | Color page → |
| Behr | Laurel LeafPMD-56 · Behr | 1.9 | 32 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Raintree Green1496 · Benjamin Moore | 2.8 | 32 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Irish Paddock5006-4A · Valspar | 2.0 | 32.1 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Green Tea LeafPPG1128-5 · PPG / Glidden | 1.3 | 31 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Green Tea LeafPPG1128-5 · Glidden | 0.9 | 31 | Color page → |
Similar Dutch Boy Colors
The nearest shades to Cypress Garden 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 #939B88 in HSL space. Pair Cypress Garden with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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