Fava Bean
228-3DB · #ACC395 · LRV 50 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Sage Green22
- 2Evergreen Fog30
- 3Fava Bean50
- 4Soft Fern57
- 5Hancock Green66
What Color Is Fava Bean, Really?
Fava Bean reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 228-3DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Fava Bean
Fava Bean 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 Fava Bean
At LRV 50, Fava Bean is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. 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. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Fava Bean 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 228-3DB 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 | Seawashed GlassSW 9034 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.1 | 48 | Color page → |
| Behr | GingkoM390-4 · Behr | 3.3 | 51 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Green Eggs & CamV061-3 · Valspar | 1.9 | 49.4 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | HarmoniousPPG1120-5 · PPG / Glidden | 1.4 | 49 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Long WeekendPPG1065-5 · Glidden | 1.4 | 49 | Color page → |
| HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams | Owen's GreenHGSW 1265 · HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams | 2.4 | 53 | Color page → |
Similar Dutch Boy Colors
The nearest shades to Fava Bean 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 #ACC395 in HSL space. Pair Fava Bean with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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