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Emerald Dining Room Palette — Emerald Heritage & Warm Walnut

A rich five-color dining room scheme led by deep emerald green, softened with warm putty and crisp white, grounded by walnut wood and a near-black accent — every color matched to real paint you can buy.

By Emily Roberts · DIY Editor & First-Timer's Guide

Emerald Heritage
Walls
Kompozit Cute Pixie · 0711
#1A5445
LRV 7
Soft Putty
Cabinets or Vanity
Kompozit White Elephant · 0223
#E3DBC8
LRV 71
Gallery White
Trim & Ceiling
Kompozit Cyprus Spring · 0411
#F2F2EA
LRV 88
Warm Walnut
Wood & Floors
Kompozit Evolution · 0130
#704A3D
LRV 9
Deep Forest Black
Accent
Kompozit Silent Sea · 0515
#2A2B2C
LRV 2
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Emerald is having a real moment right now, and the dining room is the perfect place to try it. You do not live in this room all day, so you can be braver here than you might be in a kitchen or hallway. Emerald Heritage on the walls gives you that deep, jewel-like green that looks expensive and feels calm once the lamps come on.

To keep it from going too gloomy, I lean on light around it. Soft Putty on a built-in or sideboard adds a warm, gentle contrast, and Gallery White on the trim and ceiling keeps the edges crisp and the room feeling taller. Warm Walnut floors and table tie the green to something natural and grounding.

For the finishing touch, a near-black Deep Forest Black shows up in small doses — think a light fixture, picture frames, or chair legs. It sharpens the whole scheme without fighting the emerald. Use the green generously, the white freely, and the black sparingly, and you get a dining room that feels rich and current without trying too hard.

Buy These Colors

Each color matched to the closest real paint in every brand, by ΔE2000. Kompozit first; take any SKU to the store — these mix on demand.

Emerald Heritage
#1F4A3D · LRV 6 · Walls
Kompozit Cute Pixie · 0711 ΔE 3.7
Backdrop North End · BD-NE ΔE 7.83
Behr Sycamore Tree · 480F-7 ΔE 2.47
Benjamin Moore Forest Green · 2047-10 ΔE 2.96
Clare Blackish · PNT100-DP-54 ΔE 17.21
Dunn-Edwards Deep Pine · DEA180 ΔE 5.2
Farrow & Ball Off-Black · No. 57 ΔE 17.07
Magnolia Home Arches · JG-97 ΔE 16.79
PPG / Glidden Dark As Night · 14-05 ΔE 12.69
Sherwin-Williams Country Squire · SW 6475 ΔE 2.85
Valspar Peacock House · 5010-4 ΔE 4.63
Soft Putty
#E3DCCD · LRV 72 · Cabinets or Vanity
Kompozit White Elephant · 0223 ΔE 1.55
Backdrop Cookies & Cream · BD-CC ΔE 3.28
Behr Vintage Linen · PPU7-16 ΔE 0.53
Benjamin Moore Fossil · AF-65 ΔE 0.53
Clare No Filter · PNT100-LT-19 ΔE 1.41
Dunn-Edwards Stucco Tan · DE6205 ΔE 1.48
Farrow & Ball School House White · No. 291 ΔE 0.82
Magnolia Home Castle Cream · JG-153 ΔE 0.7
PPG / Glidden Fossil Stone · 1102-2 ΔE 1.1
Sherwin-Williams Oyster White · SW 7637 ΔE 1.08
Valspar Asiago · 6005-1A ΔE 1.31
Gallery White
#F4F1E9 · LRV 88 · Trim & Ceiling
Kompozit Cyprus Spring · 0411 ΔE 1.48
Backdrop Tabula Rasa · BD-TR ΔE 1.56
Behr Solid Opal · BWC-06 ΔE 1.9
Benjamin Moore Gardenia · AF-10 ΔE 0.51
Clare Wing It · PNT100-LT-24 ΔE 2.68
Dunn-Edwards Wishful White · DE6260 ΔE 0.46
Farrow & Ball Wimborne White · No. 239 ΔE 1.35
Magnolia Home Silos White · JG-107 ΔE 0.73
PPG / Glidden Crumb Cookie · 18-01 ΔE 1.19
Sherwin-Williams White Flour · SW 7102 ΔE 1.18
Valspar Crisp Cotton · 7007-4 ΔE 1.05
Warm Walnut
#6B4A33 · LRV 8 · Wood & Floors
Kompozit Evolution · 0130 ΔE 5.32
Backdrop It's a Date · BD-IT ΔE 4.75
Behr Outback Brown · BXC-65 ΔE 1.93
Benjamin Moore Forest Brown · 2105-10 ΔE 3.85
Clare Vintage · PNT100-DP-67 ΔE 12
Dunn-Edwards Chaps · DE6049 ΔE 5.79
Farrow & Ball Preference Red · No. 297 ΔE 13.91
Magnolia Home Mountain Currant · JG-171 ΔE 6.79
PPG / Glidden Bird House Brown · 1072-7 ΔE 4.48
Sherwin-Williams Sturdy Brown · SW 6097 ΔE 2.11
Valspar Cowboy Hat · 3010-8 ΔE 1.61
Deep Forest Black
#16241E · LRV 2 · Accent
Kompozit Silent Sea · 0515 ΔE 9.75
Backdrop Hocus Pocus · BD-HP ΔE 11.43
Behr Beluga · 770F-7 ΔE 7.13
Benjamin Moore Black Forest Green · HC-187 ΔE 4.95
Clare Blackish · PNT100-DP-54 ΔE 15.32
Dunn-Edwards Black · DEA187 ΔE 12.89
Farrow & Ball Pitch Black · No. 256 ΔE 12.93
Magnolia Home Blackboard · JG-05 ΔE 12.5
PPG / Glidden Black Magic · 1001-7 ΔE 14.18
Sherwin-Williams Tricorn Black · SW 6258 ΔE 10.73
Valspar Tuxedo · 8006-8G ΔE 10.28

Questions

Is emerald too dark for a dining room?

Not at all. A dining room is one of the best places for a deep color because you mostly use it in the evening, when rich green feels warm and a little dramatic by candle and lamplight.

How do I keep the room from feeling heavy?

Balance is everything here. Let the emerald lead on the walls, then lift it with plenty of crisp white on the trim and ceiling and warm wood underfoot, so the dark green reads cozy rather than closed in.

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