Gingko
M390-4 · #A3C899 · LRV 51 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Sage Green22
- 2Evergreen Fog30
- 3Gingko51
- 4Soft Fern57
- 5Hancock Green66
What Color Is Gingko, Really?
Gingko reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr M390-4 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Gingko
Gingko 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 Gingko
At LRV 51, Gingko 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.
Most complaints about Gingko 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 Behr M390-4 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 | Oh PistachioSW 9033 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.7 | 53 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Douglas Fern563 · Benjamin Moore | 3.8 | 55 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Heartland Frosty5008-5C · Valspar | 2.3 | 47.6 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | French MarketPPG1131-4 · PPG / Glidden | 3.2 | 51 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Caledon Hills30GY 51/294 · Glidden | 2.4 | 51 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Fava Bean228-3DB · Dutch Boy | 3.3 | 50 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Gingko within Behr'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 #A3C899 in HSL space. Pair Gingko with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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