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Green & Cream Entryway Color Scheme

A deep green entryway warmed by soft cream trim and a touch of brushed gold. A rich, traditional welcome matched to real paint you can buy.

By Maya Patel · Reviews Editor & Product Tester

An entryway is small, so it can handle a big color, and Hunter Green is exactly that. This deep, slightly grayed green wraps the walls in something that feels grounded and a little dramatic the moment you walk in. Because the space is mostly pass-through, you get all the mood of a dark color without having to live in it all day, which makes it the perfect spot to be brave.

To keep that green from feeling heavy, edge everything in Antique Cream. The soft, warm off-white on your trim, doors, and baseboards lifts the green and gives your eye a place to rest. Then let Aged Brass do the small, shiny work, a coat hook, a mirror frame, a light fixture, so the whole space glows a little. Put green on the walls, cream on the trim and doors, and brass on the hardware, and your entryway feels like a warm, confident handshake.

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Hunter Green
walls
Backdrop North End · BD-NE
#3D4D3F
LRV 7
Antique Cream
trim
Farrow & Ball New White · No. 59
#EFE6CF
LRV 79
Aged Brass
accent
Behr Harvest Time · S300-6
#A48038
LRV 24

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Each color matched to the closest real paint in every brand, by ΔE2000. Tap a swatch for its full guide or + to save it — take any SKU to the store, they mix on demand.

Hunter Green
#3A4D3C · LRV 7 · walls
Sherwin-Williams · SW 41 · ΔE 2.99
Behr · 460F-7 · ΔE 3.75
Benjamin Moore · CW-530 · ΔE 4.3
Valspar · T607 · ΔE 4.87
PPG / Glidden · PPG1134-7 · ΔE 1.81
Glidden · 30GG 06/113 · ΔE 5.29
Dutch Boy · 327-7DB · ΔE 2.99
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 2291 · ΔE 5.61
Dunn-Edwards · DESS29 · ΔE 4.4
Magnolia Home · JG-161 · ΔE 9.77
Farrow & Ball · NO. 93 · ΔE 9.31
Diamond Vogel · H098 · ΔE 10.04
Hirshfield's · 0431 · ΔE 6.59
Rodda · CA212 · ΔE 14.74
C2 Paint · C2-694 · ΔE 4.21
Clare · PNT100-DP-54 · ΔE 12.8
Portola Paints · NOSTALGIA · ΔE 10.68
Annie Sloan · AUBUSSON BLUE · ΔE 13.5
Backdrop · BD-NE · ΔE 1.76
Rust-Oleum · 391445 · ΔE 4.61
Kompozit · 0431 · ΔE 6.59
Antique Cream
#EFE6CF · LRV 79 · trim
Sherwin-Williams · SW 7559 · ΔE 2.06
Behr · 740C-2 · ΔE 1.34
Benjamin Moore · 948 · ΔE 1.03
Valspar · 7003-12 · ΔE 1.32
PPG / Glidden · PPG12-09 · ΔE 0.74
Glidden · PPG1096-1 · ΔE 1.37
Dutch Boy · 009W · ΔE 1.42
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 4040 · ΔE 2.06
Dunn-Edwards · DET651 · ΔE 1.14
Magnolia Home · JG-16 · ΔE 1.82
Farrow & Ball · NO. 59 · ΔE 0
Diamond Vogel · 0010 · ΔE 0.42
Hirshfield's · 0010 · ΔE 0.5
Rodda · CA006 · ΔE 1.92
C2 Paint · C2-883 · ΔE 0.55
Clare · PNT100-LT-62 · ΔE 2.47
Portola Paints · MARIPOSA · ΔE 2.15
Annie Sloan · OLD OCHRE · ΔE 8.27
Backdrop · BD-DS · ΔE 1.05
Rust-Oleum · 329598 · ΔE 3.69
Kompozit · 0010 · ΔE 0.5
Aged Brass
#A6822F · LRV 24 · accent
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6397 · ΔE 3.36
Behr · S300-6 · ΔE 1.93
Benjamin Moore · 2151-10 · ΔE 3.51
Valspar · P093 · ΔE 1.96
PPG / Glidden · PPG1109-7 · ΔE 5.28
Glidden · PPG1109-7 · ΔE 4.84
Dutch Boy · 120-7DB · ΔE 2.37
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 2192 · ΔE 3.36
Dunn-Edwards · DE5440 · ΔE 2.79
Magnolia Home · JG-152 · ΔE 9.23
Farrow & Ball · NO. 41 · ΔE 12.92
Diamond Vogel · 0872 · ΔE 3.54
Hirshfield's · 0872 · ΔE 2.24
Rodda · R051 · ΔE 7.04
C2 Paint · C2-647 · ΔE 4.91
Clare · PNT100-DP-52 · ΔE 18.43
Portola Paints · MIEL · ΔE 13.28
Annie Sloan · FIRLE · ΔE 14.56
Backdrop · BD-OS · ΔE 15.43
Rust-Oleum · 398640 · ΔE 14.77
Kompozit · 0872 · ΔE 2.24

Questions

Will a dark green make my small entryway feel even smaller?

Not in a way you'll mind. A dark green in a pass-through space reads as cozy and intentional rather than cramped, and the cream trim keeps the edges bright so the room still feels open.

Is this combo too formal for an everyday family entry?

It leans traditional, but it's friendly. The warm cream softens the green and the brass adds a relaxed glow, so it feels welcoming rather than stuffy.

Do I need real brass, or can I paint it?

Either works. Real aged-brass hardware brings the most warmth, but a brass-toned accent paint on hooks or a frame gets you the same glow for less.

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