Favored One
0455 · #C5CDC1 · LRV 60 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Stardew43
- 2Quietude48
- 3Favored One60
- 4Gray Owl65
- 5Glass Slipper70
What Color Is Favored One, Really?
Favored One reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Diamond Vogel 0455 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Favored One
Favored One 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. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Favored One
At LRV 60, Favored One 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 Favored One 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 Diamond Vogel 0455 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 | PiedmontSW 9657 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.0 | 60 | Color page → |
| Behr | Dynasty CeladonPPL-80 · Behr | 1.8 | 59 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Sage Tint458 · Benjamin Moore | 2.4 | 59 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Sparkling Sage5005-3B · Valspar | 2.2 | 60.2 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Frosty PinePPG1124-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.6 | 60 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Life LessonPPG1128-3 · Glidden | 1.4 | 58 | Color page → |
Similar Diamond Vogel Colors
The nearest shades to Favored One within Diamond Vogel'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 #C5CDC1 in HSL space. Pair Favored One with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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