Glazed Green
What Glazed Green Actually Looks Like
Glazed Green 499 lands in that quiet middle territory between sage and celadon. It reads as a desaturated, dusty green with enough lightness to feel airy but enough pigment to register as a real color rather than a near-neutral. On the wall it has a soft, almost powdery quality, the kind of green that feels calm rather than bold.
Glazed Green Undertones
The RGB values tell a clear story here: the red and green channels are close together and the blue channel drops noticeably, which points to a yellow-green base. In warm light that yellow pull becomes more visible and the color can edge toward a soft olive. In cool or north-facing light the gray in the mix comes forward and the color reads more silvery and muted. The green itself never shouts; it sits quietly wherever you put it.
Where Glazed Green Works Best
Because its LRV sits comfortably in the mid-sixties, Glazed Green 499 handles a wide range of rooms without feeling either too heavy or washed out. It works well in spaces that get natural light, where its dusty quality keeps it from tipping into candy-mint territory. In lower light it deepens just enough to feel cozy rather than dingy. Rooms where you want a restful, nature-adjacent backdrop are its natural home.
Where to put Glazed Green
Glazed Green is genuinely restful in a bedroom. Its low saturation and mid-range lightness keep the room feeling calm day and night, and the muted quality reads as sophisticated rather than nursery-adjacent.
In a living room with good natural light, this color brings in an organic, earthy warmth without overwhelming the space. Pair it with natural linen, jute, and wood to let the green breathe rather than compete.
Greens in this dusty, grayed-down range are known to feel easy on the eye during long work sessions. Glazed Green fits that brief without making the room feel clinical or cold.
In a dining room, especially one that gets evening candlelight or warm artificial light, the yellow-green undertone warms up pleasantly and gives the walls a soft glow that flatters food and faces.
What to Pair With Glazed Green
No coordinating colors are listed in our database for Glazed Green 499 at this time. As a general pairing principle, dusty greens in this value range tend to settle well alongside warm off-whites, natural wood tones, aged brass hardware, and soft terracottas. Crisp cool whites can make the yellow-green undertone look slightly sallow, so lean warm with your trim choice.
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Colors that clash with Glazed Green
Cool blue-gray trim pulls against the yellow-green base of Glazed Green and can make the wall color look slightly olive and sickly rather than fresh.
Bright cool-toned accents in blue or purple sit awkwardly against a desaturated yellow-green and create tension without the payoff of a true complementary scheme.
Common questions
Glazed Green has a Benjamin Moore color code of 499, a hex value of #D6DABF, and a precise LRV of 66.75, which puts it firmly in the medium-light range.
It can, though in low or north-facing light the gray in the mix comes forward and the color reads more silvery and muted. It will not look muddy, but it will feel quieter and cooler than in a sun-filled space. If you want warmth in a darker room, choose a warmer white for trim and add warm-toned lighting.
Yes. Glazed Green 499 is available in both interior and exterior formulas across Benjamin Moore's finish options.
For most interior walls, an eggshell gives you a subtle low-sheen surface that is easier to clean than flat and does not amplify every imperfection the way a semi-gloss would. Matte or flat work in low-traffic rooms where washability is not a priority.