Glade Green
With a focus on versatile tones, Glade Green (9669) is a standout Green in our database. It was selected for this featured gallery for its ability to add character and warmth to any space. See it applied across 10 real world scenarios and find professional pairing data below.
Hex
#A4A571
LRV
36.14
Glade Green in Real Rooms
Glade Green has a medium-high LRV of 36.14 — present enough to register on the wall without making a room feel heavy. It's neutral in temperature, making it adaptable across different lighting conditions and room orientations. Grouped in the Green family, the photos below show it applied in a bathroom, home office, dining room, bedroom, front door, kitchen, patio, mudroom, living room and house.
1 Bathroom Photo
Small bathrooms amplify whatever color is on the wall, which makes the choice more consequential than it first appears. Glade Green has enough depth to register without closing the room in, and it plays well with white subway tile or warm wood accents.
Glade Green — traditional bathroom
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1 Home Office Photo
In a workspace, Glade Green helps to reduce "visual noise," allowing your mind to focus on the task at hand. It provides a steady, non-distracting horizon line that is particularly helpful for those in creative or high-concentration fields.
Sherwin-Williams Glade Green in a art deco home office
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1 Dining Room Photo
Pairing Glade Green with a white ceiling and high white wainscoting creates a classic, high-contrast look that is perfect for a traditional dining space. It brings a sense of architectural rhythm and formality that is hard to achieve with lighter tones.
Glade Green paint in a elegant dining room
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1 Bedroom Photo
Glade Green has a unique ability to make a bedroom feel larger yet more intimate at the same time. By softening the "edges" of the room, the walls seem to move back, while the warmth of the tone makes the bed feel like a safe, protected island in the center of the space.
A modern luxury bedroom painted in Glade Green
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1 Front Door Photo
The front door is a great place to experiment with higher sheen levels. Glade Green in a high-gloss finish creates a mirror-like surface that looks incredibly expensive and traditional, echoing the grand entryways of London or New York.
traditional front door featuring Glade Green by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Kitchen Photo
The sophisticated undertones of Glade Green make it an excellent partner for mixed metal finishes. Whether you have a brass faucet and matte black cabinet pulls, or traditional chrome fixtures, this color acts as a neutral mediator that makes the mix look intentional.
Glade Green — minimalist kitchen
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1 Patio Photo
In sun-drenched climates, Glade Green is a practical choice that helps reduce the glare from the patio floor. It absorbs the harsh light, making the outdoor space more comfortable for the eyes during the peak hours of the day.
contemporary patio featuring Glade Green by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Mudroom Photo
In a laundry/mudroom combo, Glade Green adds a touch of luxury to a space that is usually purely functional. It makes the chores feel a little less like work by surrounding you with a color that is sophisticated and calming.
Glade Green paint in a cottagecore mudroom
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1 Living Room Photo
Glade Green anchors the living room with a quiet, architectural confidence. Its depth shifts subtly through the day — cooler in the crisp morning light and significantly warmer by lamplight in the evening — making it a natural fit for a space meant for both high-energy gathering and silent unwinding. To maximize the effect, layer in natural white oak, heavy linen, and soft metallics to let the color truly breathe.
A industrial living room painted in Glade Green
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1 House Photo
Exterior paint earns its keep over years, not months — it needs to handle bleaching summers, wet winters, and the slow shifts of a neighborhood's context. Glade Green has the depth and pigment quality to age gracefully through all of it.
Glade Green color — scandinavian house inspiration
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 84 vs 36, Cold Foam is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 36, Carambola is decisively the brighter choice.
Glade Green reflects far more light (LRV 36 vs 14), opening up a space where Night Out encloses it.
Similar Colors
A 4-point LRV gap (40 vs 36) makes Ryegrass the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 36 vs 34), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Glade Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 36 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Great Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 36), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Glade Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 36 vs 28), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 36 and 34, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 38 and 36, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Baby Bok Choy reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 36), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (42 vs 36) makes Majolica Green the marginally brighter of the two.
Glade Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 36 vs 33), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Complementary Colors
Glade Green reflects far more light (LRV 36 vs 20), opening up a space where Soulful Blue encloses it.
Glade Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 36 vs 28), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Glade Green reflects far more light (LRV 36 vs 12), opening up a space where Purple Passage encloses it.
At LRV 36 vs 4, Glade Green is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 36 and 35, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Glade Green reflects far more light (LRV 36 vs 13), opening up a space where Mesmerize encloses it.
Lady's Slipper reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 36), opening up a space where Glade Green encloses it.
Lighter Colors
A 6-point LRV gap (42 vs 36) makes Majolica Green the marginally brighter of the two.
A 9-point LRV gap (45 vs 36) makes Plymouth Green the marginally brighter of the two.
Acanthus reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 36), opening up a space where Glade Green encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 36, Recycled Glass is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (40 vs 36) makes Ryegrass the marginally brighter of the two.
Darker Colors
Glade Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 36 vs 28), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.