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DUTCH BOY · 229-2DB

Dutch Boy Viney Green#C4D6B7 · LRV 63

Viney Green reads as a green / cool — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Dutch Boy 229-2DB actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

DUTCH BOY VINEY GREEN
RGB 196, 214, 183 LRV 63

Color spec

Brand Dutch Boy
Name Viney Green
SKU 229-2DB
Hex #C4D6B7
RGB 196, 214, 183
HSL 95°, 27%, 78%
LRV 63
Undertone green / cool
Family Green

About Dutch Boy Viney Green

At LRV 63, Viney Green 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.

Viney Green 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.

Closest matches at every US brand

13 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all green from that brand.

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.47
All green at Valspar →
5007-5B · #BFD1B5 · ΔE 1.47 · LRV 60.3
5008-5B · #C0D7B4 · ΔE 1.81 · LRV 63
M323 · #C3D5C2 · ΔE 3.96 · LRV 63.2
8003-31C · #CACFB2 · ΔE 4.65 · LRV 60
8003-33B · #C7D3C2 · ΔE 5.13 · LRV 63

Diamond Vogel

1,386 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.48
All green at Diamond Vogel →
0756 · #C4D6B2 · ΔE 1.48 · LRV 63
0749 · #C8D2B6 · ΔE 2.85 · LRV 62
0742 · #C0CEB7 · ΔE 3.24 · LRV 59
0735 · #BFDAC4 · ΔE 4.13 · LRV 65
0406 · #D2D4B7 · ΔE 5.73 · LRV 64

Dunn-Edwards

2,298 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.52
All green at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5590 · #BFD5B3 · ΔE 1.52 · LRV 57
DE5569 · #C5D2B1 · ΔE 1.91 · LRV 57
DE5583 · #C2D7AD · ΔE 3.14 · LRV 59
DE5653 · #CAD6C4 · ΔE 4.83 · LRV 60
DE5562 · #CED2AB · ΔE 5.33 · LRV 57

Kompozit

1,321 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.91
All green at Kompozit →
0756 · #C1D6B1 · ΔE 1.91 · LRV 63
0749 · #C5D0B3 · ΔE 2.59 · LRV 60
0741 · #CED9C3 · ΔE 3.96 · LRV 67
0735 · #BBD9C3 · ΔE 4.71 · LRV 64
0406 · #CFD2B4 · ΔE 5.27 · LRV 63

Sherwin-Williams

1,947 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.08
All green at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6730 · #C0D2AD · ΔE 2.08 · LRV 60
SW 6436 · #C5D1B2 · ΔE 2.15 · LRV 60
SW 6723 · #BDD0AB · ΔE 2.41 · LRV 59
SW 6449 · #C8D8C4 · ΔE 3.75 · LRV 65
SW 6744 · #B7D7BF · ΔE 4.75 · LRV 63

PPG / Glidden

2,132 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.55
All green at PPG / Glidden →
PPG1130-4 · #B9D1B5 · ΔE 2.55 · LRV 59
PPG1120-4 · #C5D4AC · ΔE 2.88 · LRV 62
PPG1223-4 · #B9D7AD · ΔE 4.25 · LRV 62
PPG1226-3 · #B9DBC2 · ΔE 5.07 · LRV 65
PPG1122-3 · #CED1B5 · ΔE 5.4 · LRV 62

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.11
All green at Benjamin Moore →
HC-120 · #CAD7C0 · ΔE 3.11 · LRV 65
479 · #CAD2AD · ΔE 3.85 · LRV 62
CSP-790 · #C8D0B7 · ΔE 3.99 · LRV 61
536 · #CBD6A9 · ΔE 4.64 · LRV 62
500 · #CCCFAE · ΔE 5.33 · LRV 59

Behr

5,644 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.12
All green at Behr →
BNC-04 · #C4D1BA · ΔE 3.12 · LRV 61
700E-3 · #BED9C2 · ΔE 3.85 · LRV 64
N410-3 · #BED8C2 · ΔE 3.89 · LRV 64
N340-2 · #CAD1B6 · ΔE 4.01 · LRV 62
ECC-12-2 · #CCD1B2 · ΔE 4.51 · LRV 62

C2 Paint

580 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.47
All green at C2 Paint →
C2-690 · #CFD9C4 · ΔE 4.47 · LRV 67
C2-688 · #D1D7C1 · ΔE 5.28 · LRV 66
C2-689 · #D7D7BC · ΔE 6.8 · LRV 67
Pod
C2-671 · #D6D1B3 · ΔE 8.58 · LRV 63
C2-930 · #D0D0C1 · ΔE 9.03 · LRV 62

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.22
All green at Magnolia Home →
JG-67 · #CDDAC9 · ΔE 5.22 · LRV 67
JG-13 · #C9CEC4 · ΔE 9.12 · LRV 61
JG-55 · #D1D1C5 · ΔE 9.94 · LRV 63
JG-105 · #D7CEAB · ΔE 10.06 · LRV 62
JG-18 · #CDCABC · ΔE 10.65 · LRV 59

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.61
All green at Clare →
PNT100-MD-47 · #C4CEBD · ΔE 5.61 · LRV 60
PNT100-LT-70 · #C9CDB9 · ΔE 6.4 · LRV 60
PNT100-LT-46 · #C1CFC2 · ΔE 6.48 · LRV 60
PNT100-MD-63 · #D1D0A6 · ΔE 7.29 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-21 · #DED3C1 · ΔE 13.41 · LRV 66

Farrow & Ball

209 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.93
All green at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 9909 · #D0D0B7 · ΔE 6.93 · LRV 62
NO. 206 · #DBDAB6 · ΔE 7.04 · LRV 69
NO. 236 · #C0CDC2 · ΔE 7.42 · LRV 59
NO. 301 · #CACCBA · ΔE 7.6 · LRV 59
NO. 9814 · #CDD1C7 · ΔE 9.35 · LRV 63

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 11.44
All green at Backdrop →
BD-CC · #E5DCC4 · ΔE 11.44 · LRV 73
BD-RR · #D6CFBE · ΔE 11.61 · LRV 65
BD-EA · #E5C580 · ΔE 17.94 · LRV 60
BD-AU · #E5C8B7 · ΔE 22.45 · LRV 60
BD-BG · #E5BEB0 · ΔE 27.1 · LRV 53

Similar Dutch Boy colors

closest in the Dutch Boy deck

The nearest shades to Viney Green within Dutch Boy's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

228-2DB · LRV 67
230-2DB · LRV 62
327-2DB · LRV 60
329-2DB · LRV 61
128-4DB · LRV 59
324-1DB · LRV 66

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #C4D6B7 in HSL space. Pair Viney Green with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#C4D6B7 + #C9B7D6
TRIADIC
#C4D6B7 · #B7C4D6 · #D6B7C4
ANALOGOUS
#D4D6B7 · #C4D6B7 · #B7D6BA

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.54:1 fail
Sample text on black
13.65:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

Dutch Boy Viney Green Equivalents at Other Brands

Matching Viney Green from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Dutch Boy 229-2DB directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.

Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Viney Green

Diamond Vogel's nearest match is Meadow Grass (0756), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.48). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 63 vs 63) and carries a cool green undertone, so it substitutes for Viney Green without repainting risk. See the full Meadow Grass swatch →

Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Viney Green

Dunn-Edwards's nearest match is Nature (DE5590), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.52). It runs noticeably darker (LRV 57 vs 63) and carries a cool green undertone, so it substitutes for Viney Green without repainting risk. See the full Nature swatch →

Valspar Equivalent of Viney Green

Valspar's nearest match is Jaded Lime (5008-5B), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.81). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 63 vs 63) and carries a cool green undertone, so it substitutes for Viney Green without repainting risk. See the full Jaded Lime swatch →

Kompozit Equivalent of Viney Green

Kompozit's nearest match is Meadow Grass (0756), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.91). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 63 vs 63) and carries a cool green undertone, so it substitutes for Viney Green without repainting risk. See the full Meadow Grass swatch →

Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Viney Green

At Sherwin-Williams, the closest color to Viney Green is Bonsai Tint (SW 6436) — very close at ΔE 2.15, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 60 vs 63) and carries a cool green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Bonsai Tint swatch →

PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Viney Green

At PPG / Glidden, the closest color to Viney Green is Pistachio Pudding (PPG1120-4) — very close at ΔE 2.88, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 62 vs 63) and carries a cool green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Pistachio Pudding swatch →

Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Viney Green

Benjamin Moore has no exact twin of Viney Green. The nearest is Apple Blossom (479) at ΔE 3.85 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 62 vs 63). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Apple Blossom swatch →

Behr Equivalent of Viney Green

Behr has no exact twin of Viney Green. The nearest is Dune Grass (N340-2) at ΔE 4.01 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 62 vs 63). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Dune Grass swatch →

Magnolia Home Equivalent of Viney Green

Magnolia Home doesn't make a true equivalent of Viney Green — the nearest deck color, Mineral Green (JG-67), is clearly different (ΔE 5.22). For an exact match, any Magnolia Home retailer can custom-tint Dutch Boy 229-2DB instead. See the full Mineral Green swatch →

C2 Paint Equivalent of Viney Green

C2 Paint doesn't make a true equivalent of Viney Green — the nearest deck color, Mineral (C2-688), is clearly different (ΔE 5.28). For an exact match, any C2 Paint retailer can custom-tint Dutch Boy 229-2DB instead. See the full Mineral swatch →

Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Viney Green

Farrow & Ball doesn't make a true equivalent of Viney Green — the nearest deck color, Vichyssoise (NO. 9909), is clearly different (ΔE 6.93). For an exact match, any Farrow & Ball retailer can custom-tint Dutch Boy 229-2DB instead. See the full Vichyssoise swatch →

Clare Equivalent of Viney Green

Clare doesn't make a true equivalent of Viney Green — the nearest deck color, High Vibe (PNT100-MD-63), is clearly different (ΔE 7.29). For an exact match, any Clare retailer can custom-tint Dutch Boy 229-2DB instead. See the full High Vibe swatch →

Backdrop Equivalent of Viney Green

Backdrop doesn't make a true equivalent of Viney Green — the nearest deck color, Real Real (BD-RR), is clearly different (ΔE 11.61). For an exact match, any Backdrop retailer can custom-tint Dutch Boy 229-2DB instead. See the full Real Real swatch →

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