Amy Krane Color
Google says Green is the most searched paint color in 2024. Are we surprised? Not really.
I used to think it was a very polarizing color and while I still have a number of Color Consulting clients every year who say “no thanks” to it, more and more people are open to living with green walls. Not everyone is receptive to a yellowy green like above. But if you’re not, greens run the gamut from pale to dark, saturated to muted, skewing yellow or leaning blue, and everything in-between.
Green might be the most versatile non-neutral paint color there is.
Here’s why. It’s all around us in every permutation that nature can conjure up. And because we are so used to seeing a refreshing blue-green next to a springy yellow-green we accept this mix as natural and not clashing. Furthermore, due to it’s wave length falling in the middle of the spectrum (all colors are actually energy wavelengths), it is the easiest color for the human eye to behold, causing less eye strain than any other.
The pandemic caused an uptick in the selection of green for both decor and paint color.
This also is not surprising. With its tie to healthfulness, regeneration and growth it was a very soothing color for all of us who were housebound and while blues dominated the Color of The Year recently, greens continue to be highly sought after for many rooms and fixed finishes in the home. From deep green kitchen cabinets to soft pale green bedrooms, green paint is all over the house.
Benjamin Moore Green Paint Colors
One of the country’s most popular paint brands is Benjamin Moore and with 3500 colors their selection of green paint colors covers every variation. Some of my favorites are below.
For a great muted grayed-down blue-green try Benjamin Moore’s Night Train, perfect for interiors and exteriors.
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Benjamin Moore’s Alligator Alley and Vintage Vogue are both olive greens which look great on cabinets and walls. Mosaic Glass, Sea Green and Budding Green are all yellow greens which would look lovely in a bedroom, mudroom or bathroom. Summer’s Day is another muted winner. Don’t trust what you see on a screen. You need to see samples from the paint store to really get what they look like. Raindance, below, skews blue green.
Sherwin-Williams Green Paint Colors.
With a smaller selection of colors overall (1400) Sherwin excels in the gray-green category, one close to my heart. Softened Green and Rainwashed are two beauties.
One of their most popular colors is a gorgeous muted green called Sea Salt.
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Farrow & Ball Green Paint Colors.
With a curated collection of about 142 paint colors and known for their off-whites and neutrals Farrow & Ball excels at creating interesting and exciting greens. Every green above is a real winner. Cooking apple dons my office walls which were previously Green Ground.
C2 Green paint colors.
Not many people know this wonderful paint company spawned by a paint chemist from Sherwin-Williams. With a curated line of gorgeous colors C2 advertises their paints as all full spectrum, using many pigments in each color making them complex and mutable.
Mostly muted and mid-toned, their selection is truly beautiful. I used wasabi (not muted!) for my guest bath vanity. From Sage to Balsam, Path to Aspen each of these greens would look great in an interior and some for an exterior too.
Two boutique British companies, one which is sold in the US, also offer some wonderful greens both muted and bold. They are Little Greene ( sold here now) and Edward Bulmer Paints ( I wish!)
On my next trip to London Im going to get my hands on a can of Invisible Green from Edward Bulmer!
