Candy Green
403 · #CCDB79 · LRV 62 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Chilled Wine41
- 2Honey Tea52
- 3Candy Green62
- 4Banana Cream71
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Candy Green, Really?
Candy Green reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 403 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Candy Green
Candy 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 Candy Green
At LRV 62, Candy 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 Candy 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 403 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 | 2.3 | 68 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Celery6007-10A · Valspar | 4.1 | 67.1 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Goody GumdropPPG1219-4 · PPG / Glidden | 1.3 | 63 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Goody GumdropPPG1219-4 · Glidden | 1.0 | 63 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Witty Pear125-4DB · Dutch Boy | 3.6 | 66 | Color page → |
| Dunn-Edwards | Lime SorbetDE5550 · Dunn-Edwards | 0.6 | 62 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Candy 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 #CCDB79 in HSL space. Pair Candy Green with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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