Arbor Vitae
0427 · #BBC3AD · LRV 53 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Evergreen Fog30
- 2Clary Sage41
- 3Arbor Vitae53
- 4Morning Zen60
- 5Alabaster82
What Color Is Arbor Vitae, Really?
Arbor Vitae reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Kompozit 0427 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Arbor Vitae
Arbor Vitae 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 Arbor Vitae
At LRV 53, Arbor Vitae 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 Arbor Vitae 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 Kompozit 0427 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 | ContentedSW 6191 · Sherwin-Williams | 4.3 | 52 | Color page → |
| Behr | Whitewater BayPPU11-10 · Behr | 1.2 | 53 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Aganthus Green472 · Benjamin Moore | 1.4 | 50 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Wedding Mint5006-3B · Valspar | 0.9 | 53.6 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Side KickPPG1126-4 · PPG / Glidden | 2.1 | 53 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Side KickPPG1126-4 · Glidden | 1.7 | 53 | Color page → |
Similar Kompozit Colors
The nearest shades to Arbor Vitae within Kompozit'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 #BBC3AD in HSL space. Pair Arbor Vitae with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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