Apple Green
2026-40 · #D2E169 · LRV 69 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Honey Tea52
- 2Jackfruit62
- 3Apple Green69
- 4Butter Up74
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Apple Green, Really?
Apple Green reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 2026-40 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Apple Green
Apple Green 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. Yellows lift kitchens, hallways and kids' rooms with warmth.
How Lighting Changes Apple Green
At LRV 69, Apple Green 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.
Most complaints about Apple Green 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 Benjamin Moore 2026-40 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behr | Corn Husk Green400D-4 · Behr | 4.8 | 68 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Celery6007-10A · Valspar | 4.2 | 67.1 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Fresh Lemon Lime70YY 61/561 · Glidden | 4.8 | 61 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Perfectly Pear124-4DB · Dutch Boy | 3.9 | 59 | Color page → |
| Dunn-Edwards | CeleryDE5557 · Dunn-Edwards | 3.0 | 63 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Apple Green within Benjamin Moore'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 #D2E169 in HSL space. Pair Apple Green with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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