Colors that go with Emerald Green for walls
Emerald Green · #009B77
Emerald Green (#009B77) — a rich, jewel-toned green — pairs best with teal, ochre & gold, terracotta & clay, and slate & blue. On walls, use teal, drawn from 8 historically-grounded combinations below.
Wall color has to live with a room all day, so the partners that work are the ones with enough contrast to frame furniture without fighting the light.
About emerald green
Emerald Green is a rich, jewel-toned green — a saturated, cool colour that reads as deep and grounding. As a cool tone it looks most resolved next to warm and neutral partners that add the warmth it lacks, and it needs lighter shades nearby for the value contrast the eye reads as finished. That balance is what makes it feel serene in walls.
- HEX
- #009B77
- RGB
- 0, 155, 119
- HSL
- 166°, 100%, 30%
- CMYK
- 100, 0, 23, 39
Accessibility: put light text on emerald green for AA for large text legibility (contrast 3.4:1 against off-white).
Why emerald green pairs with teal, ochre & gold, terracotta & clay, and slate & blue
Across the 8 historical combinations below, emerald green sits most often beside teal, ochre & gold, terracotta & clay, and slate & blue. That tracks with colour theory: a cool, deep tone like this one wants warm and neutral partners that add the warmth it lacks so the scheme feels intentional rather than flat, and lighter partners supply the light-to-dark range the eye needs. Wall color has to live with a room all day, so the partners that work are the ones with enough contrast to frame furniture without fighting the light.
- teal
- ochre & gold
- terracotta & clay
- slate & blue
Using emerald green in walls
On walls, use teal and ochre & gold. Because emerald green is deep and grounding, keep it to anchor pieces or a single feature area and let teal carry the larger surfaces.
8 combinations with emerald green, from the 1933 Dictionary
Pale Lemon Yellow & Benzol Green +2
Plate 281 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Pale Lemon Yellow, Benzol Green, Cobalt Green, Antwarp Blue.
#00978d #ffefae #96d1aa #007190
Lemon Yellow & Benzol Green +2
Plate 306 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Lemon Yellow, Benzol Green, Dull Viridian Green, Nile Blue.
#009465 #f8ed43 #00978d #bce4e5
Cream Yellow & Yellow Orange +2
Plate 267 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Cream Yellow, Yellow Orange, Benzol Green, Blue.
#00978d #fdbf68 #f99d1b #006eb8
Ivory Buff & Light Glaucous Blue +1
Plate 178 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Ivory Buff, Light Glaucous Blue, Green Blue.
#099197 #ebd3a2 #a5c8d1
Olive Buff & Nile Blue +2
Plate 330 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Olive Buff, Nile Blue, Salvia Blue, Green Blue.
#099197 #c1c494 #bce4e5 #97acc8
Sulpher Yellow & Green Blue +1
Plate 208 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Sulpher Yellow, Green Blue, Antwarp Blue.
#099197 #f5ecc2 #007190
Lemon Yellow & Green Blue +2
Plate 259 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Lemon Yellow, Green Blue, Helvetia Blue, Warm Gray.
#099197 #f8ed43 #005b8d #a1a39a
Spectrum Red & Ivory Buff +2
Plate 266 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Spectrum Red, Ivory Buff, Rainette Green, Benzol Green.
#00978d #e31f26 #ebd3a2 #8fa071
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