Newt Green
What Newt Green Actually Looks Like
Newt Green 2149-10 lands in that interesting territory between olive, bronze, and khaki. At first glance it reads as a warm, yellowish brown-green, the kind of color you might call harvest gold if you squinted. In strong natural light it leans more golden and alive. In low light or a north-facing room it can pull quite dark and read almost like a deep army green. The color has enough brown in it to feel grounded rather than leafy, and enough yellow to keep it from going flat.
Newt Green Undertones
The dominant undertone is yellow-gold, with a secondary green that becomes more or less prominent depending on what surrounds the color. In rooms with a lot of natural greenery visible through windows, the green component will surface and take over. Under warm LED lighting the yellow pushes forward and the color can feel almost bronze. The brown base keeps everything from reading too bright or too saturated, which is why this color works so much harder in rooms with layered, warm artificial light than in cool daylight spaces.
Where Newt Green Works Best
This is a color that earns its keep in spaces where you want warmth and weight. Dining rooms, libraries, home offices, and accent walls in living areas are natural fits. Because the LRV is low, meaning this is a genuinely dark color, it will absorb light rather than reflect it, so it works best when you lean into that quality rather than fight it. Pair it with warm brass or bronze hardware and fixtures. It is less well suited to small windowless bathrooms where darkness would feel oppressive rather than cozy.
Where to put Newt Green
A dining room is probably the strongest use case for Newt Green. Low LRV colors get moodier at night, and candlelight or warm pendant fixtures will pull out the golden undertone and make the whole room feel like it has been lived in for decades. Keep the ceiling lighter to avoid a cave effect.
The earthy, grounded quality of this color makes it easy to focus in. It does not compete for attention. In a south-facing office with good daylight, it reads warmer and more energetic. In a north-facing room it goes quieter and darker, so make sure your artificial lighting is warm and layered if you go that route.
Used on a single wall behind a sofa or fireplace, Newt Green creates a backdrop that makes warm wood furniture and cream upholstery pop. Because it has so much brown in it, it reads more like a natural material than a color statement, which makes it easier to live with long term.
A hallway painted this color telegraphs that the rest of the house is going to be interesting. The darkness is an asset here because people move through rather than sit in it. Use warm lighting fixtures and keep any trim or ceiling in a clean warm white to define the boundaries of the space.
What to Pair With Newt Green
No coordinating colors are specified in our database for this color, so build your palette around its olive-gold core. Warm off-whites on trim and ceilings will let the color breathe. Cream-toned linens, aged brass, dark walnut wood tones, and terracotta accents all sit comfortably alongside it.
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Colors that clash with Newt Green
Cool gray furniture, flooring, or adjacent walls will fight with the yellow-green warmth of Newt Green. The two color temperatures pull against each other and the result tends to look muddy rather than sophisticated.
A stark, blue-white trim will make the wall color look dingy by comparison, and it will also highlight any green shift in the undertone in a way that feels unintentional.
If your windows look directly into dense trees or heavy plantings, the outside green will reflect into the room and amplify the green undertone of the paint significantly. In that situation the color can veer toward feeling swampy rather than earthy.
Common questions
Benjamin Moore Newt Green has the color code 2149-10. The hex and precise LRV of 19.61 are displayed in the color spec block on this page. An LRV below 20 means this is a genuinely dark color that will absorb a significant amount of light, so factor that into your room planning.
It depends on your room. In south-facing rooms with strong natural daylight it can read as warm olive with a clear green quality. Under warm LED lighting it pushes toward yellow-gold and the green almost disappears. If your room has a lot of visible green foliage outside the windows, that reflected color will bring the green undertone forward considerably. The safest approach is to test a large sample in your specific room at different times of day before you commit.
For most walls, an eggshell gives you just enough sheen to make the color look rich without turning into a mirror. In a dining room or library where you want maximum depth, a flat or matte finish will absorb light and intensify the dark, earthy quality of the color. Save satin for trim if you are using a contrasting warm white.
Yes, it is available in both Benjamin Moore interior and exterior lines, so you can use it for interior walls and pick up the same color for an exterior door or shutters if you want to carry the palette through.