Sage and Dark Green paint colors are trendy in 2020. I've never personally been a fan of green walls until this color trend came along. In fact walls, cabinets and trim all look amazing in these moody yet peaceful shades of green.
Another reason these colors have gained popularity, is that they look wonderful with wood trim and oak cabinets.
Whether you're looking to add an accent wall, paint a full room and add some color to your kitchen cabinets, one of these popular shades of green paint is sure to speak to you!
Sherwin Williams Clary Sage
If the darker greens are too dramatic for you, Sherwin Williams Clary Sage may just be the perfect green. It's soft, peaceful and inviting. Clary Sage is a great wall and cabinet color, but looks really beautiful as a front door color, too!
Sherwin Williams Retreat
Retreat is a slightly grayed-out sage green that adds a modern look to any space.
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Benjamin Moore Essex Green
Essex Green by Benjamin Moore is the perfect shade of dark hunter green for an accent wall. It looks amazing paired with warm woods and leather, and is a color that appeals to both men and women.
Benjamin Moore Salamander
Salamander is the darkest of the greens that I'm featuring today. It's a perfect compliment to honey oak furniture, trim and doors and adds drama and moodiness wherever it's painted.
Benjamin Moore Backwoods
While Backwoods is still a dark green paint color, it has a fresher appearance to it. It works well alongside Benjamin Moore White Dove to create a wall board and batten wall treatment, but would also be beautiful as a cabinet color or on a full wall.
Dunn Edwards Black Spruce
I don't usually feature Dunn Edwards paint colors, but I couldn't pass up the opportunity to showcase these green kitchen cabinets. This shade of green looks perfect with the warm brass cabinet hardware and clean white countertop and backsplash.
Benjamin Moore Chimichurri
How amazing does this green paint look with the brass faucet and hardware? Lots of light makes this paint color really pop, but don't be afraid to use it in a darker space to add a moody vibe, too.
Hopefully you've found your perfect shade of green paint for your next project, whatever it may be. If you have a favorite shade of green that I've missed, be sure to let me know in the comments so that I can add it to the lineup!
Kim
Jen - I recently repainted my kitchen with BM Brookside Moss. I love it.
Kim
Edana
Glidden has a green with a gray undertone that is also a unicorn color. On the paint chip it is boring and unimpressive. What makes it a great color is how it reacts to light. During the day under natural light it is can be moody but no amount of light washes it out, it holds its color, but always stays true, never any shifting to yellow or blue. At night under artificial light it is lighter and pure. With a LRV of 34,it is light enough to be modern and lends itself well to any size space. Lighting affects the color in brightness but it always stays true. Makes a great color to use on an island, lower cabinets, and accent walls, but is versatile enough to use on walls. Pairs well with Repose Gray and other grays and white, looks lovely with creams and rich yellows and contrasts well with rustic oranges and fall colors. Makes a statement when mixed with the basics of black and white as accent colors. The color is Monsoon Green (10GY 36/096) by Glidden, I know, not what you think, but its a really great color. Its hard to find a true green gray that can perform like this one, stays neutral and swifts brightness without losing its hue. Goes with almost everything, the Glidden site says to pair it with violets and purples, never gone that route.
Jenna Shaughnessy
Thanks for sharing! I don't have any experience with Glidden paint but this sounds like a great color!
Jen
We painted our living room (and are halfway done with our music/fireplace room) in Sherwin Williams Honeydew. Its a beautiful light bright sage-ish green and plays beautifully off our orginal 1906 woodfloors and all the knotty pine trim and ceilings and fireplace (though it might be a prominent grain old oak or maple just stained to match the pine). It also matches the Toile curtains I made years ago that we have in the living room (with matching sheers in both rooms).
Jenna Shaughnessy
Thanks for sharing, Jen! I'll have to look into that one, it sounds lovely!