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Settled, side by side

Pale Powder

Farrow & Ball · No. 204

Van Alen Green

Benjamin Moore · HC-120

LRV
64.32
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Hex
#CAD7C0
213 · 218 · 209
RGB
202 · 215 · 192
Cool
Warmth
Cool
Soft aqua with green pigment, reads grey in north light
Undertone
Fresh pastel green with a touch of blue; slightly minty
Blue
Family
Green
Colour Card
Collection
Historical Colors

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The difference

Read from the numbers

Both read cool. Pale Powder is a blue, Van Alen Green a green.

How they read

In their own words

Pale Powder No. 204 is Farrow & Ball's most popular shade of aqua, a lighter version of the archived Powder Blue. The brand says it has an unparalleled softness.

Van Alen Green HC-120 is a pale green from Benjamin Moore's Historical Colors. The brand says bright, clean undertones give this pastel green an ultra-fresh quality. Its LRV is 64.32.

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