Parrot Green
What Parrot Green Actually Looks Like
Parrot Green lands somewhere between olive and chartreuse, but cooler and more restrained than either label suggests. It is a yellow-green with notable gray in it, which keeps it from reading as a typical "parrot" color in the electric tropical sense. The overall impression is of dried grass or aged sage, not a neon accent. At its LRV it sits solidly in the mid-tones, light enough to feel open in a well-lit space but dark enough to anchor a wall when natural light is limited.
Parrot Green Undertones
The color carries yellow as its primary driver, with green pulling it toward an olive character and a gray component softening the whole thing. That gray is important. It prevents the yellow from reading as golden and keeps the green from going bright or cool. Depending on your light source, the yellow can dominate and push the color toward a warm khaki, or the green can step forward and make it read more like a faded sage.
Where Parrot Green Works Best
Because it is a mid-tone with both warm and earthy qualities, Parrot Green works well in spaces where you want presence without intensity. A home office, a dining room with warm incandescent lighting, a mudroom, or a kitchen with wood accents are all reasonable fits. It is less well-suited to small rooms that already lack natural light, where the gray in the undertone can make it feel murky. In rooms with abundant south or west light, it stays lively and shows its yellow-green character most clearly.
Where to put Parrot Green
Warm incandescent or candlelight amplifies the yellow in Parrot Green and makes it feel rich and convivial at night. During the day it holds its earthy, olive character and keeps the room feeling grounded.
A mid-tone earthy green is easier to work in for long stretches than a saturated accent color. Parrot Green gives the room a calm, organic quality without receding into a neutral.
The color is forgiving on walls that take some abuse, and its earthy tone connects naturally to outdoor gear, wood shelving, and tile floors in warm beige or gray-brown.
Against honey or medium-toned wood, Parrot Green reads as a classic earthy complement. Avoid pairing it with very cool gray or white cabinetry, which will pull out the gray in the paint and make it look dull.
What to Pair With Parrot Green
No official coordinating colors are listed for this color in our database. As a general approach, Parrot Green pairs well with warm off-whites to bring out its yellow warmth, with deep browns or walnut wood tones that complement its olive quality, and with muted terracotta or rust accents that contrast without clashing.
Colors that clash with Parrot Green
Parrot Green's yellow base conflicts with cool blue-toned colors. Side by side, the two reads fight rather than complement, and the green can look sickly against a sharp cool blue.
A stark bright white pulls out the gray in Parrot Green and makes the wall color look flat or slightly off. The contrast is harsh rather than crisp.
Without warm or adequate natural light, the gray component of Parrot Green takes over and the color can look muddy or indistinct rather than earthy.
Common questions
Parrot Green carries the Benjamin Moore code CW-465, hex #B2B26A, and an LRV of 42.21, placing it solidly in the mid-tone range.
Yes, it is available in both, so you can carry the color from an interior wall to an exterior door or accent element with a consistent color match.
Not in the way most people picture. The gray in the formula mutes the yellow-green and pushes the color toward an olive or dried-grass territory rather than a bright tropical bird. It is a sophisticated, earthy take on the name.
For walls, an eggshell or matte finish will soften the color and reduce any chance of it reading too yellow or bright. In higher-traffic spaces like a mudroom, a satin finish is more practical and still works well with this tone.