Gloucester Green
What Gloucester Green Actually Looks Like
Gloucester Green lands in that quiet zone between warm tan and pale sage. At a glance it reads like a faded, sun-worn yellow-green, the kind of color you find on historic woodwork and exterior trim rather than on a bold accent wall. It is light but not stark, carrying just enough color to feel intentional without demanding attention.
Gloucester Green Undertones
The color carries warm yellow-green undertones with a noticeable gray component that keeps it from feeling bright or citrusy. In strong daylight those yellow notes come forward and the color reads almost like aged linen with a green cast. In lower or north-facing light, the gray pulls up and it settles into a cooler, more muted tone. It is rarely a pure green in real-room conditions.
Where Gloucester Green Works Best
This is a Colonial Williamsburg palette color, designed for historically informed interiors and exteriors. It suits trim, doors, built-ins, and shutters on period or traditional homes. Indoors it works in rooms where you want warmth without yellow, such as a study, a dining room with warm wood tones, or a sunroom. On a full exterior it can echo the weathered paint tones of 18th-century buildings without looking costume-y.
Where to put Gloucester Green
The muted quality of this color keeps a study from feeling clinical. It pairs well with dark wood bookshelves and leather seating, and the gray in the undertone stops the room from feeling overly warm under artificial light.
Used on walls in a dining room with warm wood floors and candlelight, this color reads as an antique yellow-green that recedes nicely and lets furniture do the work. Avoid cool-toned lighting, which can flatten it.
On a traditional or Colonial-style home, Gloucester Green works well as shutter or trim color alongside aged brick or natural clapboard siding. It fits the palette without competing with brickwork the way a brighter green would.
With abundant natural light, the yellow-green character becomes more readable and the color feels connected to the outdoors. It bridges interior and garden in a way that brighter or cooler greens do not.
What to Pair With Gloucester Green
No coordinating colors are currently listed in our database for Gloucester Green CW-440. Pair it by principle: warm whites on trim, deep navy or charcoal on front doors, and natural wood or aged brass hardware will all reinforce its historic character.
Colors that clash with Gloucester Green
Gloucester Green's warm yellow undertone fights with cool blue-gray in adjacent rooms or on neighboring architectural elements, and both colors end up looking off.
The warm gray component in this color can look flat or slightly dirty when amplified by a high-gloss sheen on broad wall surfaces.
Bright, cool-white LEDs strip the warmth out of this color and push it toward a dull gray-green that loses its character entirely.
Common questions
The precise LRV is 63.37, which puts it solidly in the light-to-medium range. A room with limited windows will not feel cavelike, but in low north light the gray undertone dominates and the color loses most of its green warmth. If natural light is scarce, pair it with warm-spectrum bulbs.
Yes, it is available in both interior and exterior formulations, which makes it practical for projects where you want to carry the color from inside trim work to exterior shutters or doors.
That reaction is common and accurate. Gloucester Green reads more like an aged warm neutral than a true green in most rooms. The green character is subtle and condition-dependent. If you need something that reads clearly as green on the wall, this color will likely disappoint.
The Benjamin Moore code is CW-440. The hex value and RGB breakdown are displayed in the color spec section on this page.