Hog Plum

What Hog Plum Actually Looks Like

Hog Plum is a soft yellow-green that leans more yellow than you might expect from the name. On the chip it can read like a pale citrus or a muted chartreuse. On the wall, across a full room, it calms down considerably and becomes gentler and chalkier than the small sample suggests.

Morning light is where this color earns its keep. East-facing sun pulls the yellow forward and the walls glow warm without going acidic. By afternoon, especially in a south-facing room, the green steps up and the color settles into something quieter and more sage-adjacent. Under warm artificial light at night it goes softer and more golden. Cool LED bulbs will flatten it and push the green, so test your bulbs before you commit.

The multi-pigment formula is doing real work here. There is a depth to Hog Plum that a single-pigment yellow-green cannot fake. The chalky Estate Emulsion finish absorbs light rather than bouncing it back at you, so the color looks dense and matte even at this high reflectivity. That is the part you cannot judge from a screen or a chip.

Hog Plum Undertones

The undertone is green sitting under a yellow surface. Most of the time you read the yellow. The green shows up in shadow, in corners, and whenever you put a cooler color next to it. This matters for trim and furnishings because anything with a blue or gray cast will yank that green undertone to the front and make the walls look colder than you intended.

Warm neutrals and creamy whites keep the yellow in charge. Natural wood and brass play to the warm side too. If you want Hog Plum to stay sunny and soft, surround it with warmth. If you want it to read greener and more earthy, lean into cooler stone tones and let the undertone do its thing.

Where Hog Plum Works Best

At LRV 73.1 this color works in both north- and south-facing rooms, which is not true of every shade. In a north-facing room the yellow content fights off the gray gloom that pale colors often pick up there. In a south-facing room it has the brightness to handle strong sun without washing out completely. Kitchens, hallways, and bedrooms all suit it. It is a good pick for a room you want to feel fresh but not stark.

It handles small spaces well because the high LRV keeps things open, and it works in larger rooms where you want color without heaviness. Lower ceilings benefit from the way the matte finish softens edges. Just remember the artificial light caveat: a north-facing room you use mostly at night needs warm bulbs to keep Hog Plum from turning cold.

What to Pair With Hog Plum

Farrow & Ball recommends Au Lait as the complementary white, and it is a sound call. Au Lait is a warm, milky white that holds the yellow in Hog Plum steady and gives you trim that feels soft rather than sharp. For a crisper line, a warm off-white still beats a brilliant cool white, which will read blue against these walls.

For adjacent colors, a deeper green-gray makes a grounded partner if you want contrast on a feature wall or in cabinetry. Natural oak and walnut flooring both work, with oak keeping things light and walnut adding weight. On furniture, look to cream, tan, and warm leather. Brass and aged gold hardware suit the yellow undertone better than chrome or nickel. Linen and rattan slot in naturally.

Colors That Clash With Hog Plum

Cool grays are the main trap. Put a blue-gray next to Hog Plum and the walls turn sour and the gray turns dirty, and nobody wins. Stark brilliant whites do a similar disservice by making the color look unfinished and slightly grubby. Avoid lilac and cool pink, which fight the yellow-green directly. Bright primary blue is another one to skip; the contrast reads loud rather than considered.