Green Bay
Green Bay is a genuinely dark Blue from Sherwin-Williams. Our real-world data shows it is a primary choice when homeowners need to anchor a room without demanding the spotlight. Below, you'll find 4 examples of this shade in actual homes along with suggested color relationships.
Hex
#2E6864
LRV
11.41
Green Bay's Color Strip
Green Bay is the sixth shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Lagoon and Cape Verde. The strip spans from Tidewater at the lightest end to Cape Verde at the deepest. Strip 170 lines up the full value range so you can see exactly where this color lands among its closest relatives.
Green Bay in Real Rooms
Green Bay has a low LRV of 11.41 — it absorbs light and reads as a genuinely dark, enveloping color. It's neutral in temperature and , making it adaptable across different lighting conditions and room orientations. Grouped in the Blue family, the photos below show it applied in a bedroom, bathroom and misc.
2 Bedroom Photos
There's a rhythmic quality to Green Bay 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.
Bedroom walls in Green Bay create a restful retreat with depth.
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Green Bay transforms the bedroom with a soft, soothing palette.
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1 Bathroom Photo
In the bathroom, Green Bay brings a spa-like intentionality to the space. It responds well to task lighting and natural light alike, and pairs beautifully with white fixtures, warm wood vanities, or brushed brass hardware for a polished, restful result.
Bathroom walls in Green Bay offer a fresh, calming atmosphere.
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1 Misc Photo
Green Bay shows up in some unexpected spaces in these photos — hallways, laundry rooms, and accent walls. Each one makes the case that the color's versatility extends well beyond the obvious applications into every corner of the home.
Painted furniture in Green Bay adds visual interest and warmth.
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Coordinating Colors
Gossamer Veil reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 11), opening up a space where Green Bay encloses it.
At LRV 26 vs 11, Gentle Grape is decisively the brighter choice.
Trim Color
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 11 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 14 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Green Bay reads slightly lighter (LRV 11 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Grand Canal reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 13 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
Chaise Mauve reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 11), opening up a space where Green Bay encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Rose Brocade reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lighter Colors
Grand Canal reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 10-point LRV gap (21 vs 11) makes Thermal Spring the marginally brighter of the two.