Malachy Green
419 · #95CB54 · LRV 50 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Sage Green22
- 2Evergreen Fog30
- 3Malachy Green50
- 4Soft Fern57
- 5Hancock Green66
What Color Is Malachy Green, Really?
Malachy Green reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 419 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Malachy Green
Malachy 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.
How Lighting Changes Malachy Green
At LRV 50, Malachy Green 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 Malachy 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 419 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 | Geranium Leaf430D-5 · Behr | 3.0 | 50 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Spring Lime6006-10B · Valspar | 3.5 | 49.2 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | MojoPPG1220-7 · PPG / Glidden | 4.6 | 49 | Color page → |
| Glidden | MojoPPG1220-7 · Glidden | 4.5 | 50 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Jungle Floor125-5DB · Dutch Boy | 4.7 | 50 | Color page → |
| Dunn-Edwards | Cabbage PatchDE5579 · Dunn-Edwards | 2.9 | 43 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Malachy 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 #95CB54 in HSL space. Pair Malachy Green with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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