Rice Grain
With a focus on versatile and reflective tones, Rice Grain (6155) is a standout Yellow in our database. It was selected for this featured gallery for its ability to provide a clean, timeless feel that works across various lighting conditions. See it applied across 5 real world scenarios and find professional pairing data below.
Hex
#DBD0B9
LRV
63.68
Rice Grain's Color Strip
Rice Grain is the first shade on this 7-color strip, the lightest in this coordinated family. Strip 210 makes it easy to compare shades side by side and find the right depth for your space.
Rice Grain in Real Rooms
Rice Grain has a high LRV of 63.68 — it reflects a lot of light and will read pale and airy in most spaces. It's neutral in temperature and , making it adaptable across different lighting conditions and room orientations. Grouped in the Yellow family, the photos below show it applied in a kitchen, misc, living room and house.
1 Kitchen Photo
The challenge with kitchen color is longevity: it needs to look right at 7am under bright task lights and at dinner with the pendants dimmed low. Rice Grain manages to bridge all three lighting scenarios with ease, which is a rarer quality in a paint pigment than it sounds.
Kitchen cabinetry in Rice Grain provides warm, neutral versatility throughout.
@graphicgirl_ek
2 Misc Photos
See how Rice Grain is used in narrow hallways to create a "gallery" feel. The color provides a steady, rhythmic background that allows a series of framed photos or art pieces to feel like a cohesive, professional installation.
Furniture pieces painted in Rice Grain showcase timeless, understated elegance.
@ivanasantos.arq
Walls covered in Rice Grain create a neutral foundation for any decor style.
@downinthedeltastudio
1 Living Room Photo
When applied to living room walls, Rice Grain creates a sense of "visual quiet." It eliminates the erratic shadows found in busier spaces, instead providing a steady, rhythmic tone that ties together disparate furniture styles. It's the common thread that makes a room full of heirlooms and modern pieces feel like a cohesive collection.
Living room walls in Rice Grain establish a warm, welcoming ambiance.
@downinthedeltastudio
1 House Photo
Rice Grain is particularly effective on modern-style homes with flat planes and large windows. The color emphasizes the geometry of the house, using shadows and light to create a dynamic, ever-changing facade throughout the day.
Home exterior siding painted in Rice Grain offers classic, enduring appeal.
@houseofsantiagodesigns
Coordinating Colors
Nacre reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 64), opening up a space where Rice Grain encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 18, Rice Grain is decisively the brighter choice.
Rice Grain reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 36), opening up a space where Dried Edamame encloses it.
Trim Color
Nacre reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 64), opening up a space where Rice Grain encloses it.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 64 vs 64), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 64 vs 63), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 64 and 63, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 67 and 64, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 64 and 64, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 64 and 63, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 64 and 64, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 65 and 64, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 64 vs 64), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 64 and 63, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 64 vs 7, Rice Grain is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (69 vs 64) makes Starry Night the marginally brighter of the two.
Rice Grain reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 20), opening up a space where Soulful Blue encloses it.
Rice Grain reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 28), opening up a space where Dusty Heather encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 47, Rice Grain is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 3, Rice Grain is decisively the brighter choice.
Lavender Wisp reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 64), opening up a space where Rice Grain encloses it.
Lighter Colors
With LRVs of 65 and 64, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
White Duck reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 64), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 64, Cold Foam is decisively the brighter choice.
Alabaster reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 64), opening up a space where Rice Grain encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (68 vs 64) makes Kestrel White the marginally brighter of the two.
Darker Colors
At LRV 64 vs 50, Rice Grain is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 50, Rice Grain is decisively the brighter choice.
Rice Grain reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 59), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Rice Grain reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 40), opening up a space where Dusted Olive encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 38, Rice Grain is decisively the brighter choice.