Green Hydrangea
CSP-850 · #CFCB8C · LRV 56 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Peristyle Brass30
- 2Chilled Wine41
- 3Green Hydrangea56
- 4Jackfruit62
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Green Hydrangea, Really?
Green Hydrangea reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore CSP-850 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Green Hydrangea
Green Hydrangea 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 Green Hydrangea
At LRV 56, Green Hydrangea 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 Green Hydrangea 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 CSP-850 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 | Dancing GreenSW 6716 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.5 | 58 | Color page → |
| Behr | Winter Mood370F-4 · Behr | 0.6 | 59 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Creamy SpinaciV058-3 · Valspar | 2.4 | 59 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Serene ScenePPG1110-3 · PPG / Glidden | 2.3 | 56 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Soothing Green Tea70YY 55/299 · Glidden | 1.5 | 55 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Barrel Cacti226-2DB · Dutch Boy | 3.2 | 56 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Green Hydrangea 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 #CFCB8C in HSL space. Pair Green Hydrangea with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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