Green Ground
No. 206 · #D7D7B8 · LRV 67 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Clary Sage41
- 2October Mist47
- 3Green Ground67
- 4Gratifying Green74
- 5Alabaster82
What Color Is Green Ground, Really?
Green Ground reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Farrow & Ball No. 206 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Green Ground
Green Ground 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 Green Ground
At LRV 67, Green Ground 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 Green Ground 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 Farrow & Ball No. 206 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 | Rice PaddySW 6414 · Sherwin-Williams | 4.6 | 66 | Color page → |
| Behr | SpringdayMQ3-14 · Behr | 2.5 | 65 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Pistachio Ice CreamCSP-815 · Benjamin Moore | 1.0 | 68 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Lunar Tide6006-3B · Valspar | 2.9 | 67.1 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | BreezewayPPG11-21 · PPG / Glidden | 2.4 | 68 | Color page → |
| Glidden | White Amber70YY 66/130 · Glidden | 3.2 | 66 | Color page → |
Similar Farrow & Ball Colors
The nearest shades to Green Ground within Farrow & Ball'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 #D7D7B8 in HSL space. Pair Green Ground with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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