Glacier Bay
Sherwin-Williams's Glacier Bay is a neutral shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. Its neutral temperature leaves room for surrounding materials and light to pull the color warmer or cooler. Its related shades below reveal where the color harmonizes—and where contrast brings it fully to life.
Hex
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75.22
Glacier Bay in Rooms
Follow Glacier Bay from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 10 generated visualizations explore how the color might shape a finished room.
1 Dining Room Photo
Glacier Bay (9626) brings its neutral character into a gathering space that can move from daylight to ceremony. Its neutral temperature gives the surrounding palette unusual influence over the final mood.
Glacier Bay paint in a parisian dining room
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1 Home Office Photo
Across 1 home office image, Glacier Bay (9626) meets daylight beside desk lamps and screen glow. Its neutral temperature gives the surrounding palette unusual influence over the final mood.
Sherwin-Williams Glacier Bay in a mid century home office
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1 Bathroom Photo
These 1 bathroom image show how Glacier Bay (9626) can sit beside tile, stone, glass, timber and metal fixtures. The greige, white hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Glacier Bay — modern luxury bathroom
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1 Front Door Photo
Glacier Bay (9626) brings its neutral character into a small architectural moment with an outsized first impression. Its neutral temperature gives the surrounding palette unusual influence over the final mood.
cottagecore front door featuring Glacier Bay by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Bedroom Photo
Glacier Bay (9626) moves through 1 bedroom image without becoming a fixed prescription for the room. Its neutral temperature gives the surrounding palette unusual influence over the final mood.
A boho bedroom painted in Glacier Bay
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1 Mudroom Photo
1 mudroom image place Glacier Bay (9626) in a practical threshold where the outdoors enters the home. Its LRV of 75.2 gives it a light-reflective character, though shadows and neighboring finishes can still draw out surprising depth.
Glacier Bay paint in a traditional mudroom
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1 House Photo
Glacier Bay (9626) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: Its neutral temperature gives the surrounding palette unusual influence over the final mood. Test it under full daylight, cloud cover and long evening shadows.
Glacier Bay color — aesthetic house inspiration
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1 Living Room Photo
The 1 living room image turn a neutral swatch into something more spatial and expressive. Its neutral temperature gives the surrounding palette unusual influence over the final mood.
A hollywood regency living room painted in Glacier Bay
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1 Patio Photo
Glacier Bay (9626) brings its neutral character into an outdoor room surrounded by sky, planting and open light. Its neutral temperature gives the surrounding palette unusual influence over the final mood.
wabi-sabi patio featuring Glacier Bay by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Kitchen Photo
1 kitchen image place Glacier Bay (9626) in a hardworking room where color meets movement and strong surfaces. Its LRV of 75.2 gives it a light-reflective character, though shadows and neighboring finishes can still draw out surprising depth.
Glacier Bay — contemporary kitchen
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Coordinating Colors
Glacier Bay reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 57), opening up a space where Simple Stone encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (75 vs 70) makes Glacier Bay the marginally brighter of the two.
Glacier Bay reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 29), opening up a space where Morning at Sea encloses it.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 75 and 74, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 77 vs 75), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (75 vs 72) makes Glacier Bay the marginally brighter of the two.
A 3-point LRV gap (75 vs 72) makes Glacier Bay the marginally brighter of the two.
Glacier Bay reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 71), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 76 and 75, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 75 and 74, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 75 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 76 and 75, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 75 and 75, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 75 vs 20, Glacier Bay is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 28, Glacier Bay is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 12, Glacier Bay is decisively the brighter choice.
Glacier Bay reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 4), opening up a space where Mountain Fig encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 35, Glacier Bay is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 13, Glacier Bay is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 76 vs 75), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Lighter Colors
A 8-point LRV gap (83 vs 75) makes White Sail the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 77 vs 75), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 76 and 75, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Darker Colors
At LRV 75 vs 50, Glacier Bay is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (75 vs 72) makes Glacier Bay the marginally brighter of the two.
Glacier Bay reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 71), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 75 vs 58, Glacier Bay is decisively the brighter choice.
Glacier Bay reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 61), opening up a space where Lattice encloses it.
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Manufacturer description
This pristine, luminous neutral evokes the serene coolness of icy waters and fog-shrouded peaks, offering a calm, restorative backdrop for any room. Its balanced cool undertones make it an ideal companion for crisp whites, soft blues, and natural wood tones.