Nottingham Green
569 · #C5E9C8 · LRV 74 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Saybrook Sage45
- 2Soft Fern57
- 3Nottingham Green74
- 4Alabaster82
- 5Frosty Lime89
What Color Is Nottingham Green, Really?
Nottingham Green reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 569 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Nottingham Green
Nottingham 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 Nottingham Green
At LRV 74, Nottingham 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 Nottingham 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 569 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 | Spirited GreenSW 6932 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.2 | 74 | Color page → |
| Behr | Chilled MintP390-2 · Behr | 0.9 | 77 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Cuddle BugV025-1 · Valspar | 2.3 | 72.7 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | ApplemintPPG1225-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.7 | 76 | Color page → |
| Glidden | ApplemintPPG1225-3 · Glidden | 2.1 | 76 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Kiwi Splash129-2DB · Dutch Boy | 2.0 | 75 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Nottingham 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 #C5E9C8 in HSL space. Pair Nottingham Green with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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