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Fernwood Green

2145-40 · #CCCCA3 · LRV 57 · warm yellow tone

2145-40 · #CCCCA3 · LRV 57 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.

Fernwood GreenBenjamin Moore · 2145-40
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Fernwood Green
BENJAMIN MOORE · 2145-40 · #CCCCA3
Brand · codeBenjamin Moore2145-40 · all Benjamin Moore greens
LRV57Light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
Undertonewarm yellow tone
FamilyGreen
Hex · RGB · HSL#CCCCA3 · 204, 204, 163 · 60°, 29%, 72%Display values from the brand. Match it at another brand
Sheen we recommendEggshell on walls · satin on trim and cabinetsWhich sheen where, explained
Where it sits, light to dark
  1. 1Evergreen Fog30
  2. 2Clary Sage41
  3. 3Fernwood Green57
  4. 4Hancock Green66
  5. 5Alabaster82
Undertone and depth

What Color Is Fernwood Green, Really?

Fernwood Green reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 2145-40 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.

Room by room

Best Rooms and Uses for Fernwood Green

Fernwood 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. Greens bridge indoors and out, so they suit living rooms, kitchens and sunrooms.

Light by light

How Lighting Changes Fernwood Green

At LRV 57, Fernwood 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.

Test it in your light, not a showroom's

Most complaints about Fernwood 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.

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Need It From Another Brand?

Any paint counter can custom-tint Benjamin Moore 2145-40 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.

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Similar Benjamin Moore Colors

The nearest shades to Fernwood 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.

Contrast, for text and signage
Black text on Fernwood Green · 12.7 : 1 · passes AA and AAAWhite text on Fernwood Green · 1.6 : 1 · fails for text

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 #CCCCA3 in HSL space. Pair Fernwood Green with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#CCCCA3 + #A3A3CC
TRIADIC
#CCCCA3 · #A3CCCC · #CCA3CC
ANALOGOUS
#CCB8A3 · #CCCCA3 · #B8CCA3

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