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Celadon Living Room Palette — Soft Green & Warm Cream

A serene pastel living room in celadon green, creamy white, soft gray, and a deeper sage accent — calm, airy, and easy to relax in. Every color matched to real paint you can buy.

By Jessica Williams · Color Stylist & Interior Editor

Celadon is the kind of green that makes a living room exhale. It’s pale and softly gray, borrowed from old porcelain glazes, so the walls feel serene and a little timeless rather than bright. It reads almost neutral, which is why it’s so easy to live with day after day.

A warm cream on the trim and ceiling keeps the whole room from going cool, and a soft gray through the sofa or a rug lets the celadon stay light and airy. Those quiet partners are what give the green its calm.

Then a deeper sage brings contrast and a little nature. Use it on pillows, a throw, or a single piece of furniture, and it grounds the pastels with an earthy note. Soft celadon leads, cream and gray support, and sage adds just enough depth to keep the room interesting.

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Celadon Green
Walls
Benjamin Moore Jack and the Beanstalk · 442
#CBD8C6
LRV 66
Warm Cream
Trim & Ceiling
Behr Blank Canvas · DC-003
#F1EDE1
LRV 85
Soft Gray
Furniture
Sherwin-Williams Guild Grey · SW 9561
#D2D1CB
LRV 63
Sage
Accent
Glidden Army Fatigue Green · 30GY 23/167
#7C8A6F
LRV 23

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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.

Celadon Green
#CBD8C5 · LRV 66 · Walls
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6449 · ΔE 1.15
Behr · 790C-3 · ΔE 3.02
Benjamin Moore · 442 · ΔE 0.37
Valspar · 8003-31B · ΔE 3.13
PPG / Glidden · PPG1121-3 · ΔE 1.37
Glidden · 50GY 66/111 · ΔE 0.55
Dutch Boy · 231-2DB · ΔE 3
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 2277 · ΔE 1.15
Dunn-Edwards · DE5653 · ΔE 0.66
Magnolia Home · JG-67 · ΔE 0.9
Farrow & Ball · NO. 9814 · ΔE 5.44
Diamond Vogel · 0741 · ΔE 1.31
Hirshfield's · H0069 · ΔE 1.8
Rodda · CA030 · ΔE 8.37
C2 Paint · C2-690 · ΔE 1.35
Clare · PNT100-LT-07 · ΔE 8.23
Portola Paints · FIGUEROA · ΔE 8.79
Annie Sloan · OLD OCHRE · ΔE 14.95
Backdrop · BD-RR · ΔE 8.94
Rust-Oleum · 398641 · ΔE 10.86
Kompozit · 0741 · ΔE 1.3
Warm Cream
#F2EEE1 · LRV 85 · Trim & Ceiling
Sherwin-Williams · SW 7566 · ΔE 1.13
Behr · DC-003 · ΔE 0.47
Benjamin Moore · ES-01 · ΔE 0.57
Valspar · V153 · ΔE 0.75
PPG / Glidden · PPG1100-1 · ΔE 0.49
Glidden · PPG1208-1 · ΔE 0.55
Dutch Boy · 118-1DB · ΔE 1.62
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 4003 · ΔE 1.13
Dunn-Edwards · DEW339 · ΔE 1.08
Magnolia Home · JG-107 · ΔE 2.58
Farrow & Ball · NO. 2003 · ΔE 0.49
Diamond Vogel · 0007 · ΔE 0.94
Hirshfield's · 0012 · ΔE 1.03
Rodda · CA007 · ΔE 1.2
C2 Paint · C2-868 · ΔE 0.87
Clare · PNT100-LT-24 · ΔE 4
Portola Paints · ORIGAMI · ΔE 3.55
Annie Sloan · OLD OCHRE · ΔE 11.68
Backdrop · BD-JA · ΔE 1.41
Rust-Oleum · 329598 · ΔE 3.7
Kompozit · 0012 · ΔE 1.03
Soft Gray
#D3D1CB · LRV 64 · Furniture
Sherwin-Williams · SW 9561 · ΔE 0.52
Behr · HDC-NT-17G · ΔE 0.55
Benjamin Moore · 2111-60 · ΔE 0.63
Valspar · 8006-4B · ΔE 0.59
PPG / Glidden · PPG1009-2 · ΔE 1.6
Glidden · 70YY 63/045 · ΔE 0.6
Dutch Boy · 405-1DB · ΔE 2.88
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 3267 · ΔE 2.11
Dunn-Edwards · DEGR06 · ΔE 1.88
Magnolia Home · JG-55 · ΔE 3.16
Farrow & Ball · NO. 9814 · ΔE 3.81
Diamond Vogel · 0572 · ΔE 1.93
Hirshfield's · 0572 · ΔE 1.81
Rodda · R025 · ΔE 2.85
C2 Paint · C2-785 · ΔE 1.49
Clare · PNT100-LT-18 · ΔE 1.67
Portola Paints · SAN FERNANDO · ΔE 1.47
Annie Sloan · OLD OCHRE · ΔE 11.04
Backdrop · BD-RR · ΔE 4.78
Rust-Oleum · 285142 · ΔE 9.61
Kompozit · 0572 · ΔE 1.81
Sage
#7E8C6E · LRV 24 · Accent
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6193 · ΔE 4.46
Behr · PPU11-02 · ΔE 2.23
Benjamin Moore · CW-520 · ΔE 2.69
Valspar · P062 · ΔE 4.06
PPG / Glidden · PPG1127-5 · ΔE 4.01
Glidden · 30GY 23/167 · ΔE 1.17
Dutch Boy · 326-5DB · ΔE 2.14
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 3253 · ΔE 4.46
Dunn-Edwards · DE5642 · ΔE 4.62
Magnolia Home · JG-08 · ΔE 2.92
Farrow & Ball · NO. 34 · ΔE 2.89
Diamond Vogel · 0429 · ΔE 3.37
Hirshfield's · 0436 · ΔE 2.3
Rodda · CA173 · ΔE 3.9
C2 Paint · C2-681 · ΔE 5.06
Clare · PNT100-DP-52 · ΔE 13.51
Portola Paints · BOND STREET · ΔE 10.59
Annie Sloan · COCO · ΔE 14.32
Backdrop · BD-HF · ΔE 7.4
Rust-Oleum · 285141 · ΔE 9.22
Kompozit · 0436 · ΔE 2.3

Questions

what is celadon green?

Celadon is a pale, slightly gray-green named after old porcelain glazes. It's soft and a little cool, which makes it restful on living-room walls — present enough to feel like a color, gentle enough to stay in the background.

does celadon work in a north-facing room?

It can, but watch the light. North light is cool, so it can push celadon toward gray. If your room is dim, lean on the warm cream and a deeper sage accent to add warmth and keep the green from looking flat.

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