Garden Grove
Garden Grove is a versatile Green from Sherwin-Williams. Our real-world data shows it is a primary choice when homeowners need to add character and warmth to any space. Below, you'll find 10 examples of this shade in actual homes along with suggested color relationships.
Hex
#5E7F57
LRV
18.24
Garden Grove's Color Strip
Garden Grove is the fifth shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Reseda Green and Arugula. The strip spans from Supreme Green at the lightest end to Evergreens at the deepest. As part of strip 157, these colors are curated to work together — helpful when you're deciding how light or deep to go.
Garden Grove in Real Rooms
Garden Grove has a medium LRV of 18.24 — it adds real depth and will read noticeably darker as natural light fades. It's neutral in temperature and , making it adaptable across different lighting conditions and room orientations. Grouped in the Green family, the photos below show it applied in a dining room, bathroom, home office, bedroom, front door, mudroom, kitchen, living room, house and patio.
1 Dining Room Photo
Garden Grove encourages conversation. Its calm, grounded presence creates a sense of safety and comfort that allows guests to relax and stay at the table longer, which is the ultimate goal of any well-designed dining area.
Garden Grove paint in a contemporary dining room
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1 Bathroom Photo
For bathrooms with limited natural light, Garden Grove provides a necessary "glow." It uses its subtle undertones to mimic the warmth of sunlight, preventing the space from feeling subterranean or overly dark, even in windowless layouts.
Garden Grove — traditional bathroom
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1 Home Office Photo
In a multi-use room where an office corner is required, Garden Grove can be used to "zone" the desk area. By painting just that section, you create a visual boundary that separates your professional life from your personal space.
Sherwin-Williams Garden Grove in a neutral home office
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1 Bedroom Photo
There's a rhythmic quality to Garden Grove in a bedroom. It's a color that supports the circadian rhythm, mirroring the natural shadows of the evening and providing a neutral, non-stimulating canvas for the brain to decompress after a long day of digital exposure.
A industrial bedroom painted in Garden Grove
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1 Front Door Photo
A front door painted Garden Grove makes a confident first impression without shouting. The color's depth draws the eye and signals personality before guests even step inside. Pair with crisp white trim and warm brass hardware to complete the look.
classy front door featuring Garden Grove by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Mudroom Photo
Garden Grove handles the visual noise of a high-traffic entry point with ease. Coats, shoes, bags — the color grounds all of it without making the chaos worse. It's also incredibly forgiving of the scuffs and marks that come with daily use.
Garden Grove paint in a coastal mudroom
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1 Kitchen Photo
The challenge with kitchen color is longevity: it needs to look right at 7am under bright task lights and at dinner with the pendants dimmed low. Garden Grove manages to bridge all three lighting scenarios with ease, which is a rarer quality in a paint pigment than it sounds.
Garden Grove — modern luxury kitchen
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1 Living Room Photo
The beauty of Garden Grove in a living room lies in its versatility with textures. It provides a smooth, matte-like quality that contrasts beautifully against plush velvet sofas or chunky wool rugs. It's a color that invites you to stay a little longer, creating an atmosphere that feels established rather than just decorated.
A organic modern living room painted in Garden Grove
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1 House Photo
In suburban environments, Garden Grove provides a sophisticated point of difference. It stands out from the sea of beige and grey without being "that house" that's too loud. It's the subtle, high-end choice that improves the curb appeal of the entire block.
Garden Grove color — transitional house inspiration
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1 Patio Photo
Garden Grove is particularly effective when used on a garden wall as a backdrop for plants. The deep tone makes the bright greens of leaves and the vibrant colors of flowers look almost neon in their intensity, creating a high-design garden look.
coastal patio featuring Garden Grove by Sherwin-Williams
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 78 vs 18, White Mint is decisively the brighter choice.
Nebulous White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 18), opening up a space where Garden Grove encloses it.
Garden Grove reflects far more light (LRV 18 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
Trim Color
At LRV 78 vs 18, White Mint is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 19 vs 18), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (22 vs 18) makes Inland the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 19 and 18, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 19 vs 18), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (18 vs 14) makes Garden Grove the marginally brighter of the two.
Garden Grove reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 15), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 20 and 18, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Garden Grove reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 14), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Dill reads slightly lighter (LRV 24 vs 18), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 3-point LRV gap (22 vs 18) makes Gallery Green the marginally brighter of the two.
Complementary Colors
With LRVs of 18 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Berry Cream reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 18), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 39 vs 18, Obi Lilac is decisively the brighter choice.
Enchant reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 18), opening up a space where Garden Grove encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 18, Feathery Lilac is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 21 and 18, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 73 vs 18, Spangle is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
At LRV 34 vs 18, Agate Green is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (22 vs 18) makes Inland the marginally brighter of the two.
A 8-point LRV gap (26 vs 18) makes Reseda Green the marginally brighter of the two.
Nurture Green reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 18), opening up a space where Garden Grove encloses it.
At LRV 36 vs 18, Lounge Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Darker Colors
Garden Grove reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 10), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 4-point LRV gap (18 vs 14) makes Garden Grove the marginally brighter of the two.
Garden Grove reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.