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Forest Green & Gold Home Office Color Scheme

A deep forest green office wrapped in ivory trim and warm gold accents for a rich, library-like feel, all matched to real paint you can buy.

By Maya Patel · Reviews Editor & Product Tester

There’s something about a deep Forest Green that instantly turns a home office into a place you want to think in. It’s quiet and grounding, the kind of color that wraps the whole room and softens the noise of the day. On the walls it reads almost like a study or an old library, rich without feeling heavy, and it makes a desk and a wall of books look like they’ve always belonged there.

To keep all that depth from closing in, Ivory steps in on the trim and around the windows, drawing clean, soft lines that let the green breathe. Then a touch of Antique Gold brings the warmth and the glow, used sparingly on a frame, a lamp, or a bit of hardware. Put the forest green on your main walls, run the ivory along the trim and ceiling, and let the gold show up in just a few small details so it sparkles instead of shouts.

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Forest Green
walls
Benjamin Moore Hunter Green · 2041-10
#2A453D
LRV 5
Ivory
trim
Glidden Purity · PPG14-20
#EFE9DA
LRV 82
Antique Gold
accent
Kompozit Saffron Valley · 0872
#A7843E
LRV 25

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Forest Green
#2E443A · LRV 5 · walls
Sherwin-Williams · SW 2847 · ΔE 3.31
Behr · 710F-7 · ΔE 3.31
Benjamin Moore · 2041-10 · ΔE 1.78
Valspar · 5010-4 · ΔE 2.52
PPG / Glidden · PPG14-05 · ΔE 7.96
Glidden · 50GG 05/063 · ΔE 5.97
Dutch Boy · 329-7DB · ΔE 3.31
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 3291 · ΔE 7.22
Dunn-Edwards · DEA181 · ΔE 6.03
Magnolia Home · JG-97 · ΔE 12.46
Farrow & Ball · NO. 256 · ΔE 13.58
Diamond Vogel · 0515 · ΔE 12.8
Hirshfield's · 0473 · ΔE 5.99
Rodda · R018 · ΔE 12.34
C2 Paint · C2-709 · ΔE 6.35
Clare · PNT100-DP-54 · ΔE 12.48
Portola Paints · NOSTALGIA · ΔE 11.7
Annie Sloan · AUBUSSON BLUE · ΔE 10.48
Backdrop · BD-AH · ΔE 8.3
Rust-Oleum · 285144 · ΔE 11.69
Kompozit · 0473 · ΔE 5.99
Ivory
#EFE9DA · LRV 82 · trim
Sherwin-Williams · SW 7012 · ΔE 1.13
Behr · ECC-36-2 · ΔE 1.17
Benjamin Moore · CSP-245 · ΔE 0.52
Valspar · 8003-25A · ΔE 1.4
PPG / Glidden · PPG1103-1 · ΔE 0.45
Glidden · PPG14-20 · ΔE 0
Dutch Boy · 008W · ΔE 0.49
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 4033 · ΔE 1.13
Dunn-Edwards · DE6190 · ΔE 0.99
Magnolia Home · JG-23 · ΔE 0.86
Farrow & Ball · NO. 2002 · ΔE 0.81
Diamond Vogel · 0362 · ΔE 0.56
Hirshfield's · 0362 · ΔE 0.75
Rodda · R127 · ΔE 0.79
C2 Paint · C2-580 · ΔE 0.56
Clare · PNT100-LT-62 · ΔE 2.32
Portola Paints · CASA FORMA · ΔE 1.43
Annie Sloan · OLD OCHRE · ΔE 10.21
Backdrop · BD-DS · ΔE 3.25
Rust-Oleum · 329598 · ΔE 3.82
Kompozit · 0362 · ΔE 0.75
Antique Gold
#A8843D · LRV 25 · accent
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6397 · ΔE 2.21
Behr · S300-6 · ΔE 1.44
Benjamin Moore · 2152-10 · ΔE 1.28
Valspar · M245 · ΔE 3.52
PPG / Glidden · PPG16-13 · ΔE 3.57
Glidden · PPG1106-7 · ΔE 2.2
Dutch Boy · 318-7DB · ΔE 2.7
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 2192 · ΔE 2.21
Dunn-Edwards · DE5363 · ΔE 2.12
Magnolia Home · JG-152 · ΔE 7.17
Farrow & Ball · NO. 46 · ΔE 9.38
Diamond Vogel · 0872 · ΔE 1.98
Hirshfield's · 0872 · ΔE 0.33
Rodda · R051 · ΔE 6.15
C2 Paint · C2-647 · ΔE 3.69
Clare · PNT100-DP-52 · ΔE 17
Portola Paints · MIEL · ΔE 11.59
Annie Sloan · FIRLE · ΔE 14.87
Backdrop · BD-OS · ΔE 14.76
Rust-Oleum · 398640 · ΔE 13.2
Kompozit · 0872 · ΔE 0.33

Questions

Will forest green walls make a small home office feel too dark?

They make it feel cozy and focused rather than cramped, especially on a wall that gets some daylight. Keep the trim and ceiling pale so the room still breathes, and add a lamp or two for warm light in the evening.

How much gold should I actually use in this scheme?

A little goes a long way here. Save the gold for small things like a picture frame, a lamp base, or hardware, so it reads as a warm glint against the green instead of taking over.

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