Van Alen Green
HC-120 · #CAD7C0 · LRV 65 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Clary Sage41
- 2October Mist47
- 3Van Alen Green65
- 4Honeydew71
- 5Alabaster82
What Color Is Van Alen Green, Really?
Van Alen Green reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore HC-120 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Van Alen Green
Van Alen 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 Van Alen Green
At LRV 65, Van Alen 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 Van Alen 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 HC-120 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 | Topiary TintSW 6449 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.5 | 65 | Color page → |
| Behr | Spring ValleyS390-2 · Behr | 2.4 | 66 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Sunlit SeaM323 · Valspar | 2.3 | 63.2 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Pale Moss GreenPPG1121-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.2 | 67 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Softest Juniper50GY 66/111 · Glidden | 1.9 | 66 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Springy Green228-2DB · Dutch Boy | 3.0 | 67 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Van Alen 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 #CAD7C0 in HSL space. Pair Van Alen Green with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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