Cucumber
428 · #DCE8CF · LRV 75 — cool green tone, very light — near-white, broadens small spaces.
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- 2Soft Fern57
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What Color Is Cucumber, Really?
Cucumber reads as a cool green tone — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 428 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Cucumber
Cucumber shines on ceilings, trim and in small or low-light rooms where you need to stretch the light — and as a calm whole-home backdrop. Greens bridge indoors and out, so they suit living rooms, kitchens and sunrooms.
How Lighting Changes Cucumber
Cucumber is very light — LRV 75, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. 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. In north light it can read slightly cooler; a warm white trim alongside keeps it from going clinical.
Most complaints about Cucumber 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 428 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 | MintedSW 6735 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.7 | 80 | Color page → |
| Behr | Minty FrostingT12-18 · Behr | 0.3 | 77 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Whiff of GreenV060-1 · Valspar | 0.9 | 79.7 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Lily PondPPG1223-2 · PPG / Glidden | 2.1 | 79 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Light Chervil10GY 76/144 · Glidden | 1.9 | 76 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Pettifor128-2DB · Dutch Boy | 2.7 | 79 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Cucumber 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 #DCE8CF in HSL space. Pair Cucumber with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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