Little Greene Acorn 87

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Little Greene Acorn reviews (4 photos)
What are Little Greene Acorn undertones?
Is Acorn 87 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Acorn
Monochromatic color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Acorn 87
Code:	87
Name:	Acorn
Brand:	Little Greene
Collections:	Colours of England, Green

What color is Little Greene Acorn?

Little Greene Acorn 87 is a light, softly muted yellow-green with a chalky, low-saturation appearance. Its subtle green cast keeps it cooler than a typical cream, while the yellow undertone prevents it from feeling stark. In bright daylight, it reads as a pale leafy neutral; under warmer evening bulbs, it can take on a gentler, creamier look. Use it on kitchen walls, fitted cabinetry, or a north-facing room that needs color without visual weight. Pair Acorn with off-white trim, natural oak, woven linen, and deeper olive or moss accents for a layered, grounded scheme.

Little Greene Acorn reviews (4 photos)

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What are Little Greene Acorn undertones?

Acorn reads as a very light, muted yellow-green with a near-white depth and low saturation. Its visible undertone is a slight green bias within its pale yellow main color family, giving it a soft, leafy cast rather than a creamy or strongly golden look. Warm artificial light may bring out more of its yellow side, while cool daylight can make the green tint more noticeable.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#E0E3C4

RGB code:

224, 227, 196

Is Little Greene Acorn cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 66°, this Green reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

87 Acorn HSL code: 66, 36%, 83%

Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.

How light temperature affects Acorn

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

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In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:

Direction of sunlight	Visible temp.	Hue	Duration
North	Cool	Bluish	All day
East	Warm	Yellow	Before noon
West	Warm	Orange-red	After noon
South	Warm	Orange-yellow	All day

Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this Green shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Little Greene Acorn:

Monochromatic color scheme

This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.

Darker shades

87
Acorn

85
Kitchen Green

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