Laurel Mist
430E-3 · #A8C8A1 · LRV 52 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Sage Green22
- 2Evergreen Fog30
- 3Laurel Mist52
- 4Soft Fern57
- 5Alabaster82
What Color Is Laurel Mist, Really?
Laurel Mist reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr 430E-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Laurel Mist
Laurel Mist 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 Laurel Mist
At LRV 52, Laurel Mist 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 Laurel Mist 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 430E-3 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 | 2.7 | 53 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Douglas Fern563 · Benjamin Moore | 2.5 | 55 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Green Eggs & CamV061-3 · Valspar | 3.9 | 49.4 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | French MarketPPG1131-4 · PPG / Glidden | 1.7 | 51 | Color page → |
| Glidden | French MarketPPG1131-4 · Glidden | 1.6 | 51 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Fava Bean228-3DB · Dutch Boy | 3.4 | 50 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Laurel Mist 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 #A8C8A1 in HSL space. Pair Laurel Mist with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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