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Hunter Green Dining Room Palette — Classic Hunter & Warm White

A moody, classic 4-color dining room scheme with hunter green walls, warm white trim, a gold accent, and a charcoal anchor for a rich, formal room. Every color matched to real paint you can buy.

By Jessica Williams · Color Stylist & Interior Editor

Classic Hunter
Walls
Kompozit Atlantic Waves · 0473
#264243
LRV 5
Warm White
Trim & Ceiling
Kompozit Queen Anne's Lace · 0558
#F0ECE2
LRV 84
Antique Gold
Accent
Kompozit Bugle Boy · 0899
#BB8F4F
LRV 31
Charcoal
Built-ins
Kompozit Black Licorice · 0529
#3A3B3B
LRV 4
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A dining room is made for drama, and hunter green delivers it without ever feeling fussy. Classic hunter on the walls is deep, traditional, and a little formal — the kind of green that looks rich by daylight and downright glamorous under candlelight or a chandelier in the evening.

A warm white on the trim, ceiling, and wainscoting frames all that depth and keeps the room from feeling closed in during the day. Charcoal can carry through on a built-in hutch or sideboard, sitting close to the green so the room reads layered rather than busy. The detail that makes it sing is antique gold — a mirror, light fixture, or frame — whose warm shimmer brings out the elegance in the hunter green. It is a timeless, dressed-up scheme that turns an ordinary dining room into a real occasion.

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.

Classic Hunter
#26402E · LRV 4 · Walls
Kompozit Atlantic Waves · 0473 ΔE 9.71
Backdrop After Hours · BD-AH ΔE 11.47
Behr Deep Forest · BXC-12 ΔE 2.88
Benjamin Moore Hunter Green · 2041-10 ΔE 5.02
Clare Blackish · PNT100-DP-54 ΔE 15.57
Dunn-Edwards Deep Pine · DEA180 ΔE 8.23
Farrow & Ball Pitch Black · No. 256 ΔE 16.33
Magnolia Home Moments · JG-150 ΔE 20.47
PPG / Glidden Black Magic · 1001-7 ΔE 16.25
Sherwin-Williams Roycroft Bottle Green · SW 2847 ΔE 6.48
Valspar Aged Pine · 6011-5 ΔE 7.43
Warm White
#F1EDE3 · LRV 85 · Trim & Ceiling
Kompozit Queen Anne's Lace · 0558 ΔE 0.21
Backdrop Jane · BD-JA ΔE 1
Behr Snowy Pine · PPU10-13 ΔE 0.97
Benjamin Moore Moonlight White · 2143-60 ΔE 1.65
Clare Wing It · PNT100-LT-24 ΔE 2.95
Dunn-Edwards Tea Biscuit · DE6120 ΔE 2.95
Farrow & Ball White Tie · No. 2002 ΔE 3.71
Magnolia Home Panna Cotta · JG-111 ΔE 1.74
PPG / Glidden Vanilla Milkshake · 1015-1 ΔE 0.53
Sherwin-Williams Greek Villa · SW 7551 ΔE 0.21
Valspar Dove White · 7002-7 ΔE 0.5
Antique Gold
#B8924A · LRV 31 · Accent
Kompozit Bugle Boy · 0899 ΔE 2.93
Backdrop Anita · BD-AN ΔE 14.15
Behr Spiced Mustard · S300-5 ΔE 1.65
Benjamin Moore Aztec Yellow · 2152-20 ΔE 0.87
Clare Good as Gold · PNT100-DP-59 ΔE 5.29
Dunn-Edwards Maple Syrup · DE5362 ΔE 1.61
Farrow & Ball India Yellow · No. 66 ΔE 4.77
Magnolia Home Vintage Crown · JG-152 ΔE 8.01
PPG / Glidden Obsession · 1108-7 ΔE 4.07
Sherwin-Williams Different Gold · SW 6396 ΔE 1.24
Valspar Edgy Green · P090 ΔE 1.94
Charcoal
#343735 · LRV 4 · Built-ins
Kompozit Black Licorice · 0529 ΔE 2.54
Backdrop After Hours · BD-AH ΔE 3.85
Behr Bitter Chocolate · 790B-7 ΔE 5.28
Benjamin Moore Black Beauty · 2128-10 ΔE 3.51
Clare Blackish · PNT100-DP-54 ΔE 6.1
Dunn-Edwards Black · DEA187 ΔE 3.47
Farrow & Ball Pitch Black · No. 256 ΔE 3.63
Magnolia Home Blackboard · JG-05 ΔE 5.46
PPG / Glidden Black Magic · 1001-7 ΔE 4.57
Sherwin-Williams Black of Night · SW 6993 ΔE 3.34
Valspar Forest Canopy · 5010-1 ΔE 3.16

Questions

Is hunter green too dark for a dining room?

Dining rooms are one of the best places for a dark, dramatic color because they are often used in the evening by lamplight. Hunter green feels intimate and elegant after dark, and the warm white trim keeps it from feeling heavy by day.

What metal finish suits hunter green?

Gold and brass are the classic pairing. The warm, antique glow plays off the deep green for a traditional, formal look, which is exactly the mood a hunter green dining room is usually after.

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