Soil Topper
227-3DB · #A4AA75 · LRV 38 — warm yellow tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Sage Green22
- 2Evergreen Fog30
- 3Soil Topper38
- 4Saybrook Sage45
- 5Soft Fern57
What Color Is Soil Topper, Really?
Soil Topper reads as a warm yellow tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 227-3DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Soil Topper
Soil Topper 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 Soil Topper
Soil Topper sits in the mid-range at LRV 38, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. 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. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.
Most complaints about Soil Topper 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 227-3DB 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 | Glade GreenSW 9669 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.0 | 36 | Color page → |
| Behr | Mossy CavernM350-5 · Behr | 1.7 | 38 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | AgaveAF-420 · Benjamin Moore | 3.3 | 37 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Fiddlehead Fern6003-6B · Valspar | 3.2 | 38.9 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Always ApplePPG1118-5 · PPG / Glidden | 2.4 | 36 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Spanish Olive70YY 37/296 · Glidden | 4.0 | 37 | Color page → |
Similar Dutch Boy Colors
The nearest shades to Soil Topper 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 #A4AA75 in HSL space. Pair Soil Topper with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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