Fresh Arboretum Green
50GY 74/273 · #C4EBBD · LRV 74 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Saybrook Sage45
- 2Soft Fern57
- 3Fresh Arboretum Green74
- 4Alabaster82
- 5Frosty Lime89
What Color Is Fresh Arboretum Green, Really?
Fresh Arboretum Green reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden 50GY 74/273 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Fresh Arboretum Green
Fresh Arboretum 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 Fresh Arboretum Green
At LRV 74, Fresh Arboretum 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 Fresh Arboretum 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 Glidden 50GY 74/273 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 | New MossS410-2 · Behr | 3.0 | 77 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | O'Reilly Green555 · Benjamin Moore | 2.7 | 76 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Lime FizzV023-1 · Valspar | 3.7 | 74.6 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Lime SorbetPPG1225-4 · PPG / Glidden | 2.5 | 70 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Vireo Wing127-3DB · Dutch Boy | 3.5 | 70 | Color page → |
| Dunn-Edwards | MargaritaDE5597 · Dunn-Edwards | 1.4 | 72 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Fresh Arboretum Green within Glidden'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 #C4EBBD in HSL space. Pair Fresh Arboretum Green with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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