Herbal Garden
420D-5 · #89CA3B · LRV 48 — cool green tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Sage Green22
- 2Evergreen Fog30
- 3Herbal Garden48
- 4Soft Fern57
- 5Hancock Green66
What Color Is Herbal Garden, Really?
Herbal Garden reads as a cool green tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how Behr 420D-5 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Herbal Garden
Herbal Garden is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Greens bridge indoors and out, so they suit living rooms, kitchens and sunrooms.
How Lighting Changes Herbal Garden
Herbal Garden sits in the mid-range at LRV 48, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. 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. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.
Most complaints about Herbal Garden 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 420D-5 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Malachy Green419 · Benjamin Moore | 2.7 | 50 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Funky FrogPPG1221-7 · Glidden | 4.9 | 43 | Color page → |
| Dunn-Edwards | ChiveDE5559 · Dunn-Edwards | 4.6 | 41 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Herbal Garden 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 #89CA3B in HSL space. Pair Herbal Garden with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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