Green Glass

This is a color that decides the room rather than supporting it. Vista Paint's designation for it is 0751.

Chroma 20.4 is high enough that the color will bounce onto light surfaces, so expect it everywhere, not only on the wall. Ideal for a single accent wall or a small room where you want to commit.

South light flatters it. In a north-facing room it can turn cold, so sample that wall first. LRV 47.0 tells you how much light comes back, which matters less here than how much color comes with it.

Rooms already built around purples are the hardest fit for this color - the two are opposites, and opposites next to each other rarely feel calm.

Next to it, white trim reads brighter and cooler than it does anywhere else in the house - the gap in light reflectance is what does that, not the trim paint itself. For layering, pair this with a clearly lighter mid-tone on a secondary wall or cabinetry, and keep the ceiling close to white. The gap between each step should be big enough to see without thinking about it (roughly 47.0 / 66 / 85 on the reflectance scale).

Dunn-Edwards Lighthouse pairs well as a second surface - close enough in feel to belong in the same room, far enough in lightness to read as two distinct walls (about 43.3 points apart on the reflectance scale). Matte suits a color this strong - a glossier sheen would turn every light source in the room into a visible hotspot on the wall.

For anyone tied to a different brand, Benjamin Moore Liberty Park (487) is the nearest stand-in, at a delta-E of 2.61. Across the other brands, nothing lands within delta-E 2 of this one - there is no easy substitute.

It is lighter than 48 percent of the Vista Paint range. Vista Paint lists it in the C codes, alongside 1,421 other colors.