Apple Blossom Green
8003-31C · #CACFB2 · LRV 60 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Evergreen Fog30
- 2Clary Sage41
- 3Apple Blossom Green60
- 4Hancock Green66
- 5Alabaster82
What Color Is Apple Blossom Green, Really?
Apple Blossom Green reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar 8003-31C behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Apple Blossom Green
Apple Blossom 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 Apple Blossom Green
At LRV 60, Apple Blossom 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 Apple Blossom 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 Valspar 8003-31C 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 | AcanthusSW 29 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.5 | 60 | Color page → |
| Behr | Meadow GlenECC-12-2 · Behr | 0.8 | 62 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Maidenhair Fern500 · Benjamin Moore | 1.4 | 59 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Pickling SpicePPG1122-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.1 | 62 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Juniper Berry Sage90YY 59/127 · Glidden | 2.4 | 59 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Green Grove327-2DB · Dutch Boy | 0.0 | 60 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Apple Blossom Green within Valspar'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 #CACFB2 in HSL space. Pair Apple Blossom Green with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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