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Spring Color Palette — Spring Cove

A fresh five-color spring scheme layering soft sage green with blossom pink, buttery yellow, and a clear sky blue, all matched to real paint you can buy.

By David Chen · Formulation Lead & Resident Chemist

Soft Sage
Dominant
Kompozit Green Glass · 0751
#AAB892
LRV 45
Blossom Pink
Secondary
Kompozit Fantastic Pink · 0076
#E6C8C9
LRV 62
Buttery Yellow
Base
Kompozit Gold Strand · 0812
#F3DFA6
LRV 75
Sky Blue
Support
Kompozit Bridgewater Bay · 0650
#BCD7E2
LRV 65
Garden Green
Accent
Kompozit Green Knoll · 0760
#647F4A
LRV 18
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Spring is less about bright color and more about light. This scheme starts with Soft Sage, a gentle gray-green that reads like new leaves seen through morning fog, and lets it carry most of the room.

Around it I scattered the spark colors. Blossom Pink and Buttery Yellow behave like petals and pollen — warm, soft, and best used in small doses — while Sky Blue opens everything up the way a clear day does. Think of these three as the supporting cast, not the lead.

To keep it feeling current rather than sweet, I anchored the palette with Garden Green, a deeper, more saturated note. That one dark color does a lot of quiet work; it gives the pastels something to push against and keeps the whole scheme grounded.

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.

Soft Sage
#A7BE9C · LRV 47 · Dominant
Kompozit Green Glass · 0751 ΔE 3.31
Backdrop Le Freak · BD-LF ΔE 7.71
Behr Bay Water · S380-4 ΔE 3.06
Benjamin Moore Cedar Grove · 444 ΔE 4.16
Clare Avocado Toast · PNT100-MD-49 ΔE 1.84
Dunn-Edwards Praying Mantis · DE5591 ΔE 3.54
Farrow & Ball Vert de Terre · No. 234 ΔE 8.73
Magnolia Home Freshly Cut Stems · JG-63 ΔE 7.87
PPG / Glidden Harmonious · 1120-5 ΔE 3.41
Sherwin-Williams Seawashed Glass · SW 9034 ΔE 2.54
Valspar Green Eggs & Cam · V061-3 ΔE 2.56
Blossom Pink
#EBC4C8 · LRV 61 · Secondary
Kompozit Fantastic Pink · 0076 ΔE 3.05
Backdrop August · BD-AU ΔE 10.52
Behr Almond Willow · 210E-3 ΔE 2.14
Benjamin Moore Petunia Pink · 1276 ΔE 1.31
Clare Meet Cute · PNT100-LT-60 ΔE 8.98
Dunn-Edwards Rose Reminder · DE5093 ΔE 3.38
Farrow & Ball Calamine · No. 230 ΔE 8.07
Magnolia Home Cabbage Rose · JG-26 ΔE 6.52
PPG / Glidden Pink Cardoon · 1051-2 ΔE 1.96
Sherwin-Williams Loveable · SW 6590 ΔE 2.16
Valspar Pocketful of Promise · V078-2 ΔE 4.46
Buttery Yellow
#F3E2A9 · LRV 76 · Base
Kompozit Gold Strand · 0812 ΔE 1.1
Backdrop Cookies & Cream · BD-CC ΔE 8.86
Behr Brushstroke · M320-3 ΔE 3.12
Benjamin Moore Traditional Yellow · 170 ΔE 1.45
Clare Lemonade · PNT100-MD-22 ΔE 4.03
Dunn-Edwards Sugar Cookie · DE5450 ΔE 1.17
Farrow & Ball Dayroom Yellow · No. 233 ΔE 2.57
Magnolia Home Ambient Light · JG-38 ΔE 5
PPG / Glidden Visionary · 1210-3 ΔE 1.77
Sherwin-Williams Optimistic Yellow · SW 6900 ΔE 0.97
Valspar Kelsey's Curls · 8002-25C ΔE 0.57
Sky Blue
#BCD6E3 · LRV 64 · Support
Kompozit Bridgewater Bay · 0650 ΔE 1.09
Backdrop Real Real · BD-RR ΔE 16.71
Behr Millstream · PPU14-16 ΔE 1.09
Benjamin Moore Soft Sky · 807 ΔE 1.39
Clare Nairobi Blue · PNT100-LT-36 ΔE 4.51
Dunn-Edwards Two Harbors · DE5813 ΔE 1.97
Farrow & Ball Skylight · No. 205 ΔE 9.49
Magnolia Home Dark Moon · JG-74 ΔE 9.12
PPG / Glidden Everglade Mist · 1150-3 ΔE 3.86
Sherwin-Williams Something Blue · SW 6800 ΔE 3.13
Valspar Pale Flowers · 4008-5A ΔE 1.64
Garden Green
#5E7B57 · LRV 17 · Accent
Kompozit Green Knoll · 0760 ΔE 4.92
Backdrop Old Soul · BD-OS ΔE 11.02
Behr Evergreen Trail · BXC-72 ΔE 2.83
Benjamin Moore Raleigh Green · CW-525 ΔE 2.85
Clare Daily Greens · PNT100-DP-61 ΔE 5.62
Dunn-Edwards Seaweed · DE5643 ΔE 2.24
Farrow & Ball Bancha · No. 298 ΔE 10.01
Magnolia Home Celery Seeds · JG-58 ΔE 7
PPG / Glidden Mint Leaves · 1120-7 ΔE 4.71
Sherwin-Williams Garden Grove · SW 6445 ΔE 1.8
Valspar Mixedwood Leaf · 5007-6C ΔE 2

Questions

Why do these spring colors work together?

They all share a soft, slightly grayed tone, which is what keeps them feeling calm rather than candy-bright. Sage, pink, yellow, and blue are spread evenly around the color wheel, so each one gets a little pop from its neighbors without any single shade shouting.

How do I use them without it looking like a nursery?

Let the sage lead on walls and keep the pink and yellow small — think pillows, art, or a single piece of furniture. The deeper garden green is your grounding move; one dark note stops the whole room from drifting into pastel.

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