Antique Jade
What Antique Jade Actually Looks Like
Antique Jade is a light-to-mid-tone green with enough gray in it to keep things quiet. In bright south-facing light it reads as a true, warm green. Move it into a north-facing room or a space that relies on artificial light and it pulls cooler, picking up a minty, blue-green quality. Under warm artificial lighting it can actually deepen and show richer green tones, which is a pleasant surprise in an evening kitchen or bedroom. The overall effect is refreshing without being loud.
Antique Jade Undertones
The undertones are gray and blue, and they stay present across all lighting conditions. In daylight the color can feel almost neutral, with green playing a supporting role. When the light cools down or dims, those blue-gray undertones come forward and the minty quality becomes more obvious. This is a green that never fully warms up to a grass or sage tone, so if you want something earthier, keep that in mind.
Where Antique Jade Works Best
Antique Jade is versatile in a way that actually holds up. It works on walls in bedrooms, living rooms, bathrooms, and kitchens. It also translates well to kitchen cabinets and interior doors, where the gray undertone gives it some sophistication. Outside, the blue-gray component helps it hold its color without fading, and it reads well on a front door or full exterior. On furniture and built-ins it brings a calm, collected character that suits both modern and vintage-leaning spaces.
Where to put Antique Jade
On cabinets, Antique Jade pairs naturally with a white backsplash and open shelving for an airy, organized feel. In a kitchen with warm artificial lighting in the evening, the color deepens slightly and shows richer green tones, which makes the space feel more intimate than you might expect from a light green.
The gray-blue undertones make this a genuinely calming bedroom color. It balances a sense of freshness with relaxation, and you can carry the hue into bedding or textiles to tie the room together without overworking it.
In a bathroom with good natural light, Antique Jade feels clean and spa-like. Pair it with wooden flooring for a natural, grounded effect, or use it on cabinets against white walls with matte or brushed metal hardware for a more refined look.
As a wall color, Antique Jade works as a neutral backdrop that lets bolder accent colors do the heavy lifting. In a south-facing living room it will read as a soft, true green. In a north-facing space, plan for a cooler, mintier tone and warm it back up with beige or wood accents.
The blue-gray undertones give this color staying power on an exterior, helping it resist the washed-out look that some greens develop over time. Pair it with contrasting window and door frames, or set it against white trim for a classic result.
What to Pair With Antique Jade
Because Antique Jade carries cool gray-blue undertones, it anchors well against warm neutrals and crisp whites, and it holds its own beside deep, moody colors. Warm beiges pull out the green and keep things grounded. Dark blues like Newburyport Blue or Van Deusen Blue create a collected, tonal contrast. For trim, lean toward warm soft whites such as White Dove or Cameo White rather than stark whites, which can make the cool undertones feel harsh. In a kitchen, a white backsplash and open shelves keep it airy. In a bathroom, wooden flooring and metal hardware complement the natural quality of the color.
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Colors that clash with Antique Jade
Bright, blue-leaning whites on trim will amplify the cool mintiness of Antique Jade, especially in north-facing rooms, and the combination can feel cold and clinical.
Pairing Antique Jade with cool gray floors or countertops doubles down on the blue-gray quality and strips out any warmth, leaving a space that reads flat.
Strongly saturated warm colors like burnt orange or terra cotta fight with the cool undertones of Antique Jade rather than complementing them, and the contrast tends to feel jarring.
Common questions
The precise LRV is 53.75, which puts it squarely in the light-to-mid-tone range. It will feel lighter in bright natural light and noticeably deeper in a dim or north-facing space.
In bright daylight, especially in a south-facing room, it leans toward a true, quiet green. In low light or a north-facing room it pulls cooler and grayer with a minty blue-green quality. The gray undertone never fully disappears, so it always reads more muted than a classic green.
Yes. Antique Jade 465 is the same color as Maid of the Mist CC-728. They are simply sold under different naming systems within the Benjamin Moore line.
Antique Jade is more muted and neutral than both Prescott Green, which is slightly more saturated, and Holly Glen, which is more saturated and reads as a more straightforwardly green color. If you want something livelier, those two step up in intensity. If you want something quieter and more gray-leaning, Antique Jade is the right direction.
A satin or semi-gloss finish is the practical choice for cabinets since it holds up to cleaning and adds a subtle sheen. Keep in mind that a higher sheen will make the cool undertones slightly more visible than a matte or eggshell finish on walls.