Hazel Gaze
Often used for its versatile and reflective qualities, Hazel Gaze remains a staple for Sherwin-Williams designers. It is widely considered one of the best colors in its class to provide a clean, timeless feel that works across various lighting conditions. We've gathered 10 real-home scenarios to help you visualize this color alongside our expert data.
Hex
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LRV
50.53
Hazel Gaze in Real Rooms
Hazel Gaze has a medium-high LRV of 50.53 — 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 Neutral family, the photos below show it applied in a bedroom, dining room, home office, bathroom, front door, mudroom, kitchen, patio, living room and house.
1 Bedroom Photo
There's a rhythmic quality to Hazel Gaze 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 scandinavian bedroom painted in Hazel Gaze
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1 Dining Room Photo
Hazel Gaze in the dining room sets a tone of warmth and occasion. Whether used on all four walls or as a single statement wall behind a sideboard, it creates the kind of atmosphere that makes every dinner feel like a special event.
Hazel Gaze paint in a moody dining room
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1 Home Office Photo
The psychology of home office color matters more than most people acknowledge. Hazel Gaze is calm without being inert — it creates the kind of visual quiet that supports sustained focus. Lean into darker wood tones; avoid white furniture, which will compete for attention.
Sherwin-Williams Hazel Gaze in a neutral home office
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1 Bathroom Photo
Small bathrooms amplify whatever color is on the wall, which makes the choice more consequential than it first appears. Hazel Gaze has enough depth to register without closing the room in, and it plays well with white subway tile or warm wood accents.
Hazel Gaze — vintage bathroom
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1 Front Door Photo
Choosing Hazel Gaze for your entry is an exercise in restraint and elegance. It suggests a home that is well-cared for and curated, setting a high bar for the interior design before the door is even opened.
cottagecore front door featuring Hazel Gaze by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Mudroom Photo
Painting mudroom cubbies and benches in Hazel Gaze creates a built-in look that feels like a deliberate part of the home's architecture. It turns a utilitarian storage area into a sophisticated "moment" in the house's layout.
Hazel Gaze paint in a tiny mudroom
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1 Kitchen Photo
Hazel Gaze is particularly effective in kitchens with a lot of natural light. It tempers the glare from sun hitting polished surfaces, providing a matte-like visual anchor that keeps the room feeling grounded even during the brightest parts of the day.
Hazel Gaze — bold kitchen
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1 Patio Photo
For outdoor kitchens or bars, Hazel Gaze provides a professional, "indoor" level of sophistication. It bridges the gap between the comfort of the house and the ruggedness of the outdoors, making the patio feel like a true extension of the living space.
coastal patio featuring Hazel Gaze by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Living Room Photo
Choosing Hazel Gaze for a main living area is a commitment to timelessness. It avoids the trend-cycle fatigue of brighter hues, offering a sophisticated neutrality that can be reimagined every few years simply by swapping out textiles or accent pillows. It is the ultimate foundation for an evolving home.
A mid century living room painted in Hazel Gaze
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1 House Photo
For coastal or high-exposure homes, Hazel Gaze 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.
Hazel Gaze color — modern luxury house inspiration
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 74 vs 51, Mortar is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (57 vs 51) makes Soft Suede the marginally brighter of the two.
Hazel Gaze reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 9), opening up a space where Stony Creek encloses it.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 52 and 51, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 51 vs 51), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Comfort Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 54 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 51 vs 50), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (51 vs 44) makes Hazel Gaze the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 51 and 49, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 51 and 48, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 6-point LRV gap (51 vs 44) makes Hazel Gaze the marginally brighter of the two.
Hazel Gaze reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (57 vs 51) makes Holly Glen the marginally brighter of the two.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 51 vs 16, Hazel Gaze is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 51 vs 28, Hazel Gaze is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 51 vs 12, Hazel Gaze is decisively the brighter choice.
Hazel Gaze reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 39), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Hazel Gaze reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 11), opening up a space where Plummy encloses it.
Elation reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 51), opening up a space where Hazel Gaze encloses it.
Inspired Lilac reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 51), opening up a space where Hazel Gaze encloses it.
Lighter Colors
Silver Strand reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Sea Salt reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 51), opening up a space where Hazel Gaze encloses it.
Ceiling Bright White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 51), opening up a space where Hazel Gaze encloses it.
Opaline reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 51), opening up a space where Hazel Gaze encloses it.
Darker Colors
A 6-point LRV gap (51 vs 44) makes Hazel Gaze the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 51 vs 30, Hazel Gaze is decisively the brighter choice.
Hazel Gaze reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 30), opening up a space where Jade Dragon encloses it.
Hazel Gaze reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 37), opening up a space where Coastal Plain encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 32, Hazel Gaze is decisively the brighter choice.