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Tropical Color Palette — Palm Breeze

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

By David Chen · Formulation Lead & Resident Chemist

Think of this palette as a walk from the water into the leaves. Lagoon Turquoise is that first clear, shallow water you see in a postcard, and it leads the whole scheme. Jungle Green picks up right behind it, the way the tree line meets the shore, giving the brightness somewhere solid to stand.

Then come the flowers and the fruit. Ripe Mango adds a warm glow, and Hibiscus Pink is the single hot petal that wakes everything up. A little of each goes a long way, so keep them as small sparks rather than big fields of color. The contrast is the point.

Holding it all together is Deep Palm, a near-black green that reads as shadow under the canopy. It is the easiest way to make a bright tropical mix feel modern instead of cartoonish, so lean on it for the edges and the grounding pieces while the turquoise does the talking.

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Lagoon Turquoise
Dominant
Benjamin Moore Poolside Blue · 2048-40
#1FB9B4
LRV 38
Jungle Green
Secondary
Valspar Deep Mint · 6001-8C
#2D6E4B
LRV 12
Ripe Mango
Support
Dunn-Edwards O'Brien Orange · DET460
#F3A347
LRV 44
Hibiscus Pink
Accent
Behr Matadors Cape · M160-6
#D34F71
LRV 21
Deep Palm
Base
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
#1FB8B0 · LRV 38 · Dominant
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6950 · ΔE 7.22
Behr · MQ4-21 · ΔE 2.99
Benjamin Moore · 2048-40 · ΔE 1.14
Valspar · 5006-10B · ΔE 2.63
PPG / Glidden · PPG1233-6 · ΔE 4.63
Glidden · 48GG 36/428 · ΔE 3.55
Dutch Boy · 131-5DB · ΔE 2.93
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 1323 · ΔE 6.72
Dunn-Edwards · DE5732 · ΔE 3.56
Magnolia Home · JG-77 · ΔE 12.77
Farrow & Ball · NO. CB7 · ΔE 12.7
Diamond Vogel · 0681 · ΔE 3.81
Hirshfield's · 0681 · ΔE 4.02
Rodda · R074 · ΔE 17.33
C2 Paint · BD24 · ΔE 7.32
Clare · PNT100-LT-44 · ΔE 12.83
Portola Paints · TWIN PEAKS · ΔE 21.06
Annie Sloan · PROVENCE · ΔE 11.74
Backdrop · BD-LF · ΔE 21.16
Rust-Oleum · 371675 · ΔE 15.09
Kompozit · 0681 · ΔE 4.02
Jungle Green
#2E6E4E · LRV 12 · Secondary
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6755 · ΔE 3.61
Behr · M420-7 · ΔE 4.42
Benjamin Moore · 2036-10 · ΔE 2.71
Valspar · 6001-8C · ΔE 0.93
PPG / Glidden · PPG1139-6 · ΔE 3.12
Glidden · PPG1139-6 · ΔE 3.43
Dutch Boy · 228-6DB · ΔE 4.3
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 1291 · ΔE 3.97
Dunn-Edwards · DEFD36 · ΔE 1.78
Magnolia Home · JG-71 · ΔE 5.77
Farrow & Ball · NO. 224 · ΔE 11.83
Diamond Vogel · 0718 · ΔE 3.48
Hirshfield's · 0718 · ΔE 3.47
Rodda · R060 · ΔE 12.41
C2 Paint · C2-661 · ΔE 11.35
Clare · PNT100-DP-51 · ΔE 14.97
Portola Paints · WONDERLAND · ΔE 16.18
Annie Sloan · OLIVE · ΔE 19.88
Backdrop · BD-MJ · ΔE 24.31
Rust-Oleum · 391445 · ΔE 11.17
Kompozit · 0718 · ΔE 3.47
Ripe Mango
#F2A03D · LRV 44 · Support
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
#D9466F · LRV 20 · Accent
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6860 · ΔE 3.53
Behr · M160-6 · ΔE 1.55
Benjamin Moore · 2086-30 · ΔE 2.63
Valspar · 1004-1B · ΔE 5.42
PPG / Glidden · PPG1185-6 · ΔE 5.21
Glidden · PPG1185-6 · ΔE 5.21
Dutch Boy · 103-6DB · ΔE 6.67
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 1054 · ΔE 8.51
Dunn-Edwards · DE5048 · ΔE 1.7
Magnolia Home · JG-25 · ΔE 11.43
Farrow & Ball · NO. W92 · ΔE 5.47
Diamond Vogel · 1100 · ΔE 7.86
Hirshfield's · 1100 · ΔE 7.44
Rodda · CA224 · ΔE 18.45
C2 Paint · BD58 · ΔE 7.41
Clare · PNT100-DP-29 · ΔE 12.31
Portola Paints · MESA · ΔE 21.43
Annie Sloan · CAPRI PINK · ΔE 7.94
Backdrop · BD-BH · ΔE 17.1
Rust-Oleum · 329211 · ΔE 16.75
Kompozit · 1100 · ΔE 7.44
Deep Palm
#1C3328 · LRV 3 · Base
Sherwin-Williams · SW 2935 · ΔE 5.2
Behr · S-H-790 · ΔE 7.71
Benjamin Moore · HC-188 · ΔE 3.74
Valspar · V141-6 · ΔE 7.07
PPG / Glidden · PPG0995-7 · ΔE 13.46
Glidden · 00NN 05/000 · ΔE 14.96
Dutch Boy · 438-7DB · ΔE 13.65
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 1441 · ΔE 13.65
Dunn-Edwards · DEA002 · ΔE 14.54
Magnolia Home · JG-05 · ΔE 14.98
Farrow & Ball · NO. G18 · ΔE 13.86
Diamond Vogel · H101 · ΔE 13.67
Hirshfield's · 0515 · ΔE 13.2
Rodda · CA210 · ΔE 17.31
C2 Paint · C2-981 · ΔE 13.76
Clare · PNT100-DP-54 · ΔE 15.31
Portola Paints · STORY TELLER · ΔE 12.79
Annie Sloan · AUBUSSON BLUE · ΔE 13.39
Backdrop · BD-HP · ΔE 15.94
Rust-Oleum · 285144 · ΔE 13.08
Kompozit · 0515 · ΔE 13.2

Questions

How do I keep five bright tropical colors from feeling loud?

Let one color lead and treat the rest as guests. Here Lagoon Turquoise carries most of the space, Jungle Green backs it up, and the mango and hibiscus show up only in small doses. Deep Palm acts like a frame, giving your eye a quiet place to rest.

Which of these colors works best on a large surface?

Lagoon Turquoise or Jungle Green. Both read as cooler, calmer greens at scale, so they hold up well across a big wall. Save Ripe Mango and Hibiscus Pink for smaller moments, since those warm brights get intense fast when spread wide.

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