Tasty Apple
416 · #D4E898 · LRV 74 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Tasty Apple, Really?
Tasty Apple reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 416 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Tasty Apple
Tasty Apple 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 Tasty Apple
At LRV 74, Tasty Apple 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 Tasty Apple 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 416 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 | Celery Sprig410C-3 · Behr | 1.4 | 77 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Fresh Pear6007-7C · Valspar | 3.9 | 69.3 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Clean N CrispPPG1220-5 · PPG / Glidden | 1.1 | 73 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Clean N CrispPPG1220-5 · Glidden | 0.8 | 73 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Genteel Grape125-3DB · Dutch Boy | 4.0 | 73 | Color page → |
| Dunn-Edwards | Field DayDE5577 · Dunn-Edwards | 4.6 | 66 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Tasty Apple 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 #D4E898 in HSL space. Pair Tasty Apple with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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