Oxide Brass
222-4DB · #D9C661 · LRV 56 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Peristyle Brass30
- 2Chilled Wine41
- 3Oxide Brass56
- 4Jackfruit62
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Oxide Brass, Really?
Oxide Brass reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 222-4DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Oxide Brass
Oxide Brass 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 Oxide Brass
At LRV 56, Oxide Brass 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 Oxide Brass 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 222-4DB 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 | FrolicSW 6703 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.0 | 56 | Color page → |
| Behr | PepperonciniHDC-SM16-10 · Behr | 1.7 | 55 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Showtime293 · Benjamin Moore | 4.5 | 57 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Sunlit Meadow8001-26E · Valspar | 0.9 | 54 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Golden YarrowPPG1215-5 · PPG / Glidden | 3.1 | 57 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Extra Virgin Olive Oil50YY 51/519 · Glidden | 1.6 | 51 | Color page → |
Similar Dutch Boy Colors
The nearest shades to Oxide Brass 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 #D9C661 in HSL space. Pair Oxide Brass with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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