Great Green
Often used for its versatile qualities, Great Green remains a staple for Sherwin-Williams designers. It is widely considered one of the best colors in its class to add character and warmth to any space. We've gathered 10 real-home scenarios to help you visualize this color alongside our expert data.
Hex
#ABB486
LRV
43.02
Great Green's Color Strip
Great Green is the third shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Baize Green and Cucuzza Verde. The strip spans from Honeydew at the lightest end to Inverness at the deepest. Browsing strip 155 alongside this color helps you gauge whether to go lighter, darker, or stay right here.
Great Green in Real Rooms
Great Green has a medium-high LRV of 43.02 — present enough to register on the wall without making a room feel heavy. 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 front door, dining room, bedroom, patio, house, mudroom, kitchen, living room, home office and bathroom.
1 Front Door Photo
In a world of boring front doors, Great Green is a breath of fresh air. It's a sophisticated choice that works with almost any siding color, providing a much-needed focal point that guides guests naturally toward the entrance.
cottagecore front door featuring Great Green by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Dining Room Photo
For an "all-day" dining room, Great Green is surprisingly adaptable. In the morning, it feels crisp and clean for breakfast; as the sun moves, it transitions into a moodier, more reflective space that is perfect for long, lingering dinners.
Great Green paint in a boho dining room
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1 Bedroom Photo
Lighting is key in a bedroom, and Great Green reacts beautifully to dimmers. As you lower the lights for sleep, the color takes on a velvet-like quality, losing its daytime crispness in favor of a smoky, mysterious depth that is incredibly conducive to relaxation.
A cozy bedroom painted in Great Green
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1 Patio Photo
The way Great Green interacts with fire—whether from a fire pit or outdoor torches—is magical. It catches the orange glow and creates a warm, flickering atmosphere that is perfect for late-night outdoor entertaining.
industrial patio featuring Great Green by Sherwin-Williams
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1 House Photo
For coastal or high-exposure homes, Great Green is a smart choice. It has the complexity to look good even when dusted with salt or slightly weathered, maintaining its "intentional" look even when the elements are at their peak.
Great Green color — coastal house inspiration
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1 Mudroom Photo
In a laundry/mudroom combo, Great 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.
Great Green paint in a coastal mudroom
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1 Kitchen Photo
On kitchen walls, Great Green adds a considered, intentional feel without demanding too much attention in a busy space. It holds its own against both warm wood countertops and cool quartz or marble, making it an incredibly flexible choice for the hardest-working and most high-traffic room in the house.
Great Green — scandinavian kitchen
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1 Living Room Photo
Great Green works harder than it looks in a living room environment. Whether the space gets direct southern sun or stays north-facing and dim, the color finds its specific register — neither receding into the background nor demanding the spotlight. It acts as a sophisticated backdrop that makes every piece of furniture or art placed in front of it look immediately more considered and curated.
A minimalist living room painted in Great Green
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1 Home Office Photo
Great Green in a home office signals that the space was thought about. The color holds up under the scrutiny of video calls without feeling staged, and it stays comfortable across the full working day in a way that brighter colors often don't.
A scandinavian home office painted in Great Green
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1 Bathroom Photo
Great Green is the perfect "clean" color for a bathroom that still wants to feel cozy. It lacks the clinical coldness of a pure white but retains a sense of hygiene and order that is essential for a space dedicated to self-care and grooming.
Great Green — traditional bathroom
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Coordinating Colors
Sprout reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 43), opening up a space where Great Green encloses it.
Divine White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 43), opening up a space where Great Green encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (43 vs 38) makes Great Green the marginally brighter of the two.
Trim Color
Sprout reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 43), opening up a space where Great Green encloses it.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 43 vs 42), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Baby Bok Choy reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 3-point LRV gap (43 vs 40) makes Great Green the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 43 vs 42), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 43 and 42, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 5-point LRV gap (48 vs 43) makes Seawashed Glass the marginally brighter of the two.
A 9-point LRV gap (43 vs 34) makes Great Green the marginally brighter of the two.
Great Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 36), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (51 vs 43) makes Recycled Glass the marginally brighter of the two.
Complementary Colors
Great Green reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 12), opening up a space where Purple Passage encloses it.
At LRV 43 vs 11, Great Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 43, Elation is decisively the brighter choice.
Lady's Slipper reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 43), opening up a space where Great Green encloses it.
At LRV 43 vs 16, Great Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Great Green reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 5), opening up a space where Majestic Purple encloses it.
At LRV 43 vs 5, Great Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 43 vs 42), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (51 vs 43) makes Recycled Glass the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 58 vs 43, Valleyview is decisively the brighter choice.
Baize Green reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 43), opening up a space where Great Green encloses it.
Darker Colors
At LRV 43 vs 26, Great Green is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (43 vs 34) makes Great Green the marginally brighter of the two.