Noah's Grass Stain
230-3DB · #A2C4AA · LRV 50 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Sage Green22
- 2Evergreen Fog30
- 3Noah's Grass Stain50
- 4Soft Fern57
- 5Hancock Green66
What Color Is Noah's Grass Stain, Really?
Noah's Grass Stain reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 230-3DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Noah's Grass Stain
Noah's Grass Stain 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 Noah's Grass Stain
At LRV 50, Noah's Grass Stain 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 Noah's Grass Stain 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 230-3DB 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 | Easy GreenSW 6450 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.4 | 50 | Color page → |
| Behr | Alpine AirBXC-38 · Behr | 1.3 | 53 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Dreamcatcher640 · Benjamin Moore | 4.0 | 48 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Tranquil Bay5004-5B · Valspar | 4.4 | 50.2 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Green SilkPPG1139-3 · PPG / Glidden | 2.8 | 49 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Sea Glass Green70GY 49/201 · Glidden | 1.3 | 49 | Color page → |
Similar Dutch Boy Colors
The nearest shades to Noah's Grass Stain 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 #A2C4AA in HSL space. Pair Noah's Grass Stain with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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