Green Almond
V059-3 · #C3C89D · LRV 55.6 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Evergreen Fog30
- 2Clary Sage41
- 3Green Almond55.6
- 4Hancock Green66
- 5Alabaster82
What Color Is Green Almond, Really?
Green Almond reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar V059-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Green Almond
Green Almond 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 Green Almond
At LRV 55.6, Green Almond is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its yellow 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 Green Almond 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 V059-3 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 | ShagreenSW 6422 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.5 | 57 | Color page → |
| Behr | Lion760D-4 · Behr | 1.8 | 55 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Peaceful GardenCSP-830 · Benjamin Moore | 1.1 | 57 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Dancing KitePPG1119-4 · PPG / Glidden | 1.1 | 57 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Sage SplendorPPG1115-4 · Glidden | 2.6 | 55 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Wilde Grass227-2DB · Dutch Boy | 1.0 | 54 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Green Almond 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 #C3C89D in HSL space. Pair Green Almond with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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