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Tropical Color Palette — Hibiscus Coast

A vivid five-color tropical scheme pairing turquoise water and jungle green with mango, hibiscus pink, and a deep palm shadow — every color matched to real paint you can buy.

By Emily Roberts · DIY Editor & First-Timer's Guide

Tropical color is having a real moment in 2026, and this scheme leans all the way in without tipping into theme-park territory. Lagoon Turquoise is the heart of it, that clear blue-green you picture in shallow island water, and it does the heavy lifting as your dominant color.

Around it, Jungle Green brings the leafy, grounded feeling of palms and ferns, while Mango Glow warms everything up like late afternoon sun. These two are your steady middle players, the calm between the brights. Palm Shadow, a deep near-black green, is the quiet anchor that keeps the lighter shades from floating away.

Then there is Hibiscus Pink, the spark. A little goes a long way here, so use it where you want the eye to land. Keep the turquoise out front, let the green and mango do the easy work, and let that one hit of pink make the whole palette feel alive.

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Lagoon Turquoise
Dominant
PPG / Glidden Grecian Isle · PPG1232-6
#00A59C
LRV 29
Jungle Green
Secondary
Dunn-Edwards Kemp Kelly · DET526
#437B48
LRV 15
Mango Glow
Base
Dunn-Edwards O'Brien Orange · DET460
#F3A347
LRV 44
Hibiscus Pink
Accent
Behr Coral Expression · 160B-6
#E0467C
LRV 22
Palm Shadow
Support
Benjamin Moore Essex Green · HC-188
#27362E
LRV 6

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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.

Lagoon Turquoise
#1FA9A0 · LRV 31 · Dominant
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6946 · ΔE 3.99
Behr · HDC-MD-22 · ΔE 1.71
Benjamin Moore · 664 · ΔE 1.79
Valspar · 5006-10B · ΔE 2.82
PPG / Glidden · PPG1232-6 · ΔE 1.45
Glidden · PPG1232-6 · ΔE 1.73
Dutch Boy · 233-6DB · ΔE 5.86
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 1323 · ΔE 5.86
Dunn-Edwards · DE5732 · ΔE 1.78
Magnolia Home · JG-02 · ΔE 16.09
Farrow & Ball · NO. CB7 · ΔE 12.4
Diamond Vogel · 0682 · ΔE 3.65
Hirshfield's · 0682 · ΔE 4.89
Rodda · R058 · ΔE 17.23
C2 Paint · C2-730 · ΔE 10.07
Clare · PNT100-MD-75 · ΔE 7.94
Portola Paints · BLUE HERON · ΔE 18.48
Annie Sloan · PROVENCE · ΔE 10.41
Backdrop · BD-PW · ΔE 19.68
Rust-Oleum · 371675 · ΔE 14.93
Kompozit · 0682 · ΔE 4.89
Jungle Green
#3C7A4B · LRV 15 · Secondary
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6926 · ΔE 5.03
Behr · 470F-6 · ΔE 2.87
Benjamin Moore · 2036-20 · ΔE 2.01
Valspar · M207 · ΔE 7.39
PPG / Glidden · PPG1131-7 · ΔE 5.45
Glidden · PPG1131-7 · ΔE 5.53
Dutch Boy · 228-6DB · ΔE 4.13
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 2272 · ΔE 6.54
Dunn-Edwards · DET526 · ΔE 1.65
Magnolia Home · JG-71 · ΔE 9.61
Farrow & Ball · NO. 9817 · ΔE 2.04
Diamond Vogel · 0718 · ΔE 5.01
Hirshfield's · 0725 · ΔE 2.83
Rodda · CA168 · ΔE 17.25
C2 Paint · C2-661 · ΔE 13.01
Clare · PNT100-DP-61 · ΔE 11.86
Portola Paints · WONDERLAND · ΔE 17.33
Annie Sloan · FLORENCE · ΔE 11.12
Backdrop · BD-OS · ΔE 16.66
Rust-Oleum · 391445 · ΔE 15.25
Kompozit · 0725 · ΔE 2.83
Mango Glow
#F2A03D · LRV 44 · Base
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6890 · ΔE 1.55
Behr · HDC-FL14-5 · ΔE 1.49
Benjamin Moore · 147 · ΔE 3.99
Valspar · 2008-1A · ΔE 3.45
PPG / Glidden · PPG1203-7 · ΔE 2.16
Glidden · 05YY 42/727 · ΔE 2.46
Dutch Boy · 110-5DB · ΔE 3.27
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 1161 · ΔE 3.3
Dunn-Edwards · DET460 · ΔE 1.14
Magnolia Home · JG-40 · ΔE 10.41
Farrow & Ball · NO. W76 · ΔE 2.51
Diamond Vogel · 0963 · ΔE 3.41
Hirshfield's · 0969 · ΔE 4.74
Rodda · CA126 · ΔE 9.8
C2 Paint · C2-589 · ΔE 5.83
Clare · PNT100-DP-59 · ΔE 11.99
Portola Paints · PIXIE · ΔE 13.04
Annie Sloan · ARLES · ΔE 4.63
Backdrop · BD-EA · ΔE 14.16
Rust-Oleum · 398640 · ΔE 11.91
Kompozit · 0969 · ΔE 4.74
Hibiscus Pink
#E0457B · LRV 22 · Accent
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6860 · ΔE 6.13
Behr · 160B-6 · ΔE 0.23
Benjamin Moore · 2086-30 · ΔE 5.45
Valspar · 1004-1B · ΔE 5.86
PPG / Glidden · PPG1184-6 · ΔE 5.24
Glidden · PPG1185-6 · ΔE 7.58
Dutch Boy · 101-5DB · ΔE 6.96
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 1054 · ΔE 9.9
Dunn-Edwards · DE5062 · ΔE 4.77
Magnolia Home · JG-25 · ΔE 14.35
Farrow & Ball · NO. W92 · ΔE 7.36
Diamond Vogel · 1100 · ΔE 9.83
Hirshfield's · 1123 · ΔE 6.27
Rodda · CA224 · ΔE 20.85
C2 Paint · BD59 · ΔE 7.93
Clare · PNT100-DP-29 · ΔE 14.94
Portola Paints · MESA · ΔE 23.56
Annie Sloan · CAPRI PINK · ΔE 9.78
Backdrop · BD-BH · ΔE 19.99
Rust-Oleum · 329211 · ΔE 19.72
Kompozit · 1123 · ΔE 6.27
Palm Shadow
#2B3B2E · LRV 4 · Support
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6216 · ΔE 6.18
Behr · S-H-780 · ΔE 4.16
Benjamin Moore · HC-188 · ΔE 2.88
Valspar · 6011-5 · ΔE 3.66
PPG / Glidden · PPG0995-7 · ΔE 11.31
Glidden · 00NN 05/000 · ΔE 12.82
Dutch Boy · 424-7DB · ΔE 6.18
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 3291 · ΔE 6.18
Dunn-Edwards · DEA002 · ΔE 12.45
Magnolia Home · JG-150 · ΔE 16.39
Farrow & Ball · NO. G18 · ΔE 11.73
Diamond Vogel · H101 · ΔE 11.81
Hirshfield's · H0101 · ΔE 12.19
Rodda · CA210 · ΔE 16.1
C2 Paint · C2-981 · ΔE 11.69
Clare · PNT100-DP-54 · ΔE 12.44
Portola Paints · GHOST TREE · ΔE 12.84
Annie Sloan · AUBUSSON BLUE · ΔE 12.67
Backdrop · BD-AH · ΔE 8.1
Rust-Oleum · 285144 · ΔE 11.59
Kompozit · 0529 · ΔE 11.22

Questions

How do I use these bright tropical colors without it feeling like too much?

Pick one to lead and keep the rest in small doses. Let Lagoon Turquoise be your main color across the biggest surface, bring in Jungle Green and Mango Glow as gentle company, and save Hibiscus Pink for one or two spots like a door or a chair so it reads as a happy surprise instead of a shout.

Which color should I get the most of when I buy paint?

Buy the most Lagoon Turquoise since it is the dominant shade, a smaller amount of Jungle Green and Mango Glow, and just a quart or two of Hibiscus Pink and Palm Shadow for accents and trim. A rough 60/25/15 split between leader, supports, and accents keeps the whole thing balanced.

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