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FARROW & BALL · NO. 206

Farrow & Ball Green Ground#DBDAB6 · LRV 69

Green Ground reads as a yellow / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Farrow & Ball No. 206 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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FARROW & BALL GREEN GROUND
RGB 219, 218, 182 LRV 69

Color spec

Brand Farrow & Ball
Name Green Ground
SKU No. 206
Hex #DBDAB6
RGB 219, 218, 182
HSL 58°, 34%, 79%
LRV 69
Undertone yellow / warm
Family Green

About Farrow & Ball Green Ground

At LRV 69, 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.

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.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Island Embrace
SKU 0398 · #DED9B4 · LRV 68
ΔE 1.57 (near-perfect)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 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.

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.01
All green at PPG / Glidden →
1119-3
#DCDDB8
Beach Grass
ΔE 1.01 · LRV 70
11-09
#DAD7AD
Misty Moor
ΔE 1.9 · LRV 67
1116-4
#DAD7AD
Misty Moor
ΔE 1.9 · LRV 67
1118-2
#DADEB5
April Showers
ΔE 2.38 · LRV 70
1026-1
#E1D8BB
Namaste
ΔE 4.32 · LRV 69

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.58
All green at Behr →
760C-3
#E2DEBA
Wild Honey
ΔE 1.58 · LRV 72
HDC-CT-27A
#E1D9AC
Fresh Willow
ΔE 3.38 · LRV 69
S350-2
#D6DEB7
Windmill
ΔE 3.39 · LRV 70
BWC-26
#DFDABF
Stucco Tan
ΔE 3.46 · LRV 70
PPU8-13
#E5D9B8
Lemon Balm
ΔE 4.84 · LRV 70

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.72
All green at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6428
#DBDDBD
Honeydew
ΔE 1.72 · LRV 70
SW 6421
#E0DDBD
Celery
ΔE 1.74 · LRV 71
SW 6715
#DCE1B8
Lime Granita
ΔE 2.86 · LRV 73
SW 6414
#DFD4B0
Rice Paddy
ΔE 4.17 · LRV 66
SW 6722
#D3DFC3
Cucumber
ΔE 5.37 · LRV 71

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.92
All green at Benjamin Moore →
2147-50
#DDDCB1
Pale Sea Mist
ΔE 1.92 · LRV 67
CSP-815
#DAD9BC
Pistachio Ice Cream
ΔE 2.1 · LRV
521
#DBD8BC
Nantucket Breeze
ΔE 2.67 · LRV 65
478
#D5DBB9
Sweet Caroline
ΔE 2.68 · LRV
2149-50
#DED6AF
Mellowed Ivory
ΔE 2.85 · LRV

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.19
All green at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5527
#DDDCBF
Woven Reed
ΔE 2.19 · LRV 70
DE5492
#E1DDBF
Silver Fern
ΔE 2.5 · LRV 71
DE5534
#D5D8BC
Pine Mist
ΔE 2.82 · LRV 67
DE5499
#DBD4AB
Dull Sage
ΔE 2.85 · LRV 65
DE5506
#E2DCAB
Olive Oil
ΔE 3.74 · LRV 70

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.29
All green at Valspar →
V059-2
#D8DDB8
Cool Cucumber
ΔE 2.29 · LRV 70
6001-5B
#D4DAB8
Prairie Willow
ΔE 2.69 · LRV 67.4
6006-3B
#DCD6BA
Lunar Tide
ΔE 3.5 · LRV 67.1
6006-5A
#E3D9B7
Tempered Sage
ΔE 3.84 · LRV 69.5
6007-3B
#E1D5B8
Fennel Splash
ΔE 5.6 · LRV 66.9

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.99
All green at Clare →
PNT100-MD-63
#D1D0A6
High Vibe
ΔE 2.99 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-68
#DFDDCB
Greenish
ΔE 6.08 · LRV 72
PNT100-MD-22
#EED6A5
Lemonade
ΔE 8.51 · LRV 69
PNT100-LT-21
#DED3C1
Turbinado
ΔE 8.53 · LRV 66
PNT100-LT-20
#E4D6C7
Neutral Territory
ΔE 10.91 · LRV 69

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.12
All green at Magnolia Home →
JG-105
#D7CEAB
Tapestry Thread
ΔE 4.12 · LRV 62
JG-38
#ECE1BC
Ambient Light
ΔE 4.46 · LRV 75
JG-167
#E3D9C4
Morning Snow
ΔE 7.04 · LRV 70
JG-67
#CDDAC9
Mineral Green
ΔE 7.95 · LRV 67
JG-112
#DEDACE
Locally Sown
ΔE 8.71 · LRV 70

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.78
All green at Backdrop →
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 5.78 · LRV 73
BD-DS
#F2EAD2
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
ΔE 6.72 · LRV 84
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 7.67 · LRV 65
BD-EA
#E5C580
Eames
ΔE 12.37 · LRV 60
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 16.54 · LRV 60

Similar Farrow & Ball colors

closest in the Farrow & Ball deck

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.

No. 3
Off-White
LRV 67
No. 2013
Matchstick
LRV 68
No. 282
Shadow White
LRV 69
No. 71
Pale Hound
LRV 74
No. 67
Farrow's Cream
LRV 72
No. 201
Shaded White
LRV 65

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #DBDAB6 in HSL space. Pair Green Ground with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#DBDAB6 + #B6B7DB
TRIADIC
#DBDAB6 · #B6DBDA · #DAB6DB
ANALOGOUS
#DBC8B6 · #DBDAB6 · #CADBB6

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.43:1 fail
Sample text on black
14.72:1 AAA

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

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