Douglas Fern
563 · #AAD0AC · LRV 55 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Evergreen Fog30
- 2Clary Sage41
- 3Douglas Fern55
- 4Morning Zen60
- 5Alabaster82
What Color Is Douglas Fern, Really?
Douglas Fern reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 563 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Douglas Fern
Douglas Fern 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 Douglas Fern
At LRV 55, Douglas Fern 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 Douglas Fern 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 563 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 | KiwiSW 6737 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.9 | 58 | Color page → |
| Behr | Southern Breeze450E-3 · Behr | 1.2 | 59 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Cucumber CrushV062-2 · Valspar | 2.6 | 56.6 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Taffy TwistPPG1132-3 · PPG / Glidden | 4.3 | 57 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Taffy TwistPPG1132-3 · Glidden | 4.4 | 57 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Hedged Green229-3DB · Dutch Boy | 1.5 | 58 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Douglas Fern 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 #AAD0AC in HSL space. Pair Douglas Fern with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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