Color of the weekCalke Green · Farrow & Ball No. 34

Settled, side by side

Aquamarine

Little Greene · No. 138

Pine Frost

Sherwin-Williams · SW 9656

43
LRV
65.148
Pine Frost is 22.1 points lighter
#A8BBA0
Hex
#D0D5CB
168 · 187 · 160
RGB
208 · 213 · 203
Cool
Warmth
Cool
Blue-green softened with umber
Undertone
Pale silvery green; mint with the sugar removed
Green
Family
Green
Colour Scales
Collection

In real rooms

Every room, each color

The difference

Read from the numbers

Pine Frost is the lighter of the two at LRV 65.148, 22.1 points above Aquamarine at LRV 43. Both read cool. Both belong to the green family. For a whole room, Pine Frost is the safer, more forgiving choice thanks to its higher LRV, while Aquamarine is the bolder pick.

How they read

In their own words

Aquamarine No. 138 is a Little Greene colour from its Colour Scales range, described by the brand as "a classic combination of blue-green and umber", an elegant tone with great depth.

Pine Frost is a pale, frosted green that reads almost as a tinted white in bright light and as a soft silvery sage in shade. At LRV 65 it is light enough for a whole bedroom yet has enough pigment to feel like a decision. There is no sweetness in it — the grey keeps it cool and quiet.

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