Grass Cloth
224-1DB · #E0DDBD · LRV 71 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Agreeable Gray60
- 2Balboa Mist66
- 3Grass Cloth71
- 4Pearly White77
- 5Dover White83
What Color Is Grass Cloth, Really?
Grass Cloth reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 224-1DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Grass Cloth
Grass Cloth 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. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
How Lighting Changes Grass Cloth
At LRV 71, Grass Cloth 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 Grass Cloth 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 224-1DB 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 | CelerySW 6421 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.0 | 71 | Color page → |
| Behr | Wild Honey760C-3 · Behr | 1.2 | 72 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Almond Bisque269 · Benjamin Moore | 3.9 | 71 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Panacea6002-3A · Valspar | 1.9 | 71.2 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Beach GrassPPG1119-3 · PPG / Glidden | 2.6 | 70 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Sunlit Meadow60YY 69/153 · Glidden | 2.6 | 69 | Color page → |
Similar Dutch Boy Colors
The nearest shades to Grass Cloth 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 #E0DDBD in HSL space. Pair Grass Cloth with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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