Cooking Apple Green vs Recycled Glass

Where Cooking Apple Green belongs to Farrow & Ball's range, Recycled Glass is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Cooking Apple Green belongs to the beige-green family and Recycled Glass to the yellow family. Cooking Apple Green (LRV 54) reflects noticeably more light than Recycled Glass (LRV 51), a difference of 3 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Cooking Apple Green runs warm while Recycled Glass is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. At ΔE 2.3, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Cooking Apple Green vs Recycled Glass in Real Spaces

1 real room side by side. Cooking Apple Green and Recycled Glass are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.

Living Room

In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The temperature contrast between Cooking Apple Green and Recycled Glass is what sets these apart most in this context.

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Color Details

Cooking Apple Green
Farrow & Ball · 32
Hex#c4c6a5
LRV53.7
BrandFarrow & Ball
Number32
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessMedium
Recycled Glass
Sherwin-Williams · 7747
Hex#BDC0A0
LRV51.0
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number7747
Undertone
TemperatureNeutral
BrightnessMedium

Cooking Apple Green vs Recycled Glass Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cooking Apple Green on one side and Recycled Glass on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.

More Cooking Apple Green comparisons

See how Cooking Apple Green stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

White Dove
Cooking Apple Green
White Dove
Benjamin Moore
White Dove
LRV 83

White Dove is the lighter choice

Ammonite
Cooking Apple Green
Ammonite
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Ammonite reads noticeably lighter

Iron Ore
Cooking Apple Green
Iron Ore
Sherwin-Williams
Iron Ore
LRV 6

Cooking Apple Green is the lighter choice

Purbeck Stone
Cooking Apple Green
Purbeck Stone
Farrow & Ball
Purbeck Stone
LRV 52

Nearly identical in tone

Evergreen Fog
Cooking Apple Green
Evergreen Fog
Sherwin-Williams
Evergreen Fog
LRV 30

Cooking Apple Green reads noticeably lighter

Mizzle
Cooking Apple Green
Mizzle
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

Nearly identical in tone

Agreeable Gray
Cooking Apple Green
Agreeable Gray
Sherwin-Williams
Agreeable Gray
LRV 60

Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter

Denim Drift
Cooking Apple Green
Denim Drift
Dulux
Denim Drift
LRV 27

Cooking Apple Green is the lighter choice

Tranquil Dawn
Cooking Apple Green
Tranquil Dawn
Dulux
Tranquil Dawn
LRV 55

Nearly identical in tone

Balboa Mist
Cooking Apple Green
Balboa Mist
Benjamin Moore
Balboa Mist
LRV 66

Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter

Vintage Vogue
Cooking Apple Green
Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore
Vintage Vogue
LRV 12

Cooking Apple Green is the lighter choice

Pale Green
Cooking Apple Green
Pale Green
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Cooking Apple Green reads noticeably lighter

Pine Needle
Cooking Apple Green
Pine Needle
Dulux
Pine Needle
LRV 7

Cooking Apple Green is the lighter choice

Cement grey
Cooking Apple Green
Cement grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Cooking Apple Green is the lighter choice

Black grey
Cooking Apple Green
Black grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Black grey
LRV 6

Cooking Apple Green is the lighter choice

Piazza
Cooking Apple Green
Piazza
Tikkurila
Piazza
LRV 65

Piazza reads slightly lighter

Humble Yellow
Cooking Apple Green
Humble Yellow
Jotun
Humble Yellow
LRV 57

Nearly identical in tone

Windmill Lane
Cooking Apple Green
Windmill Lane
Little Greene
Windmill Lane
LRV 31

Cooking Apple Green reads noticeably lighter

Senses
Cooking Apple Green
Senses
Jotun
Senses
LRV 41

Cooking Apple Green reads noticeably lighter

Lamp Black
Cooking Apple Green
Lamp Black
Little Greene
Lamp Black
LRV 3

Cooking Apple Green is the lighter choice

Washed Linen
Cooking Apple Green
Washed Linen
Jotun
Washed Linen
LRV 55

Nearly identical in tone

Tea with Florence
Cooking Apple Green
Tea with Florence
Little Greene
Tea with Florence
LRV 18

Cooking Apple Green is the lighter choice

Thames Fog
Cooking Apple Green
Thames Fog
Valspar
Thames Fog
LRV 27

Cooking Apple Green is the lighter choice

Ocean Abyss
Cooking Apple Green
Ocean Abyss
Behr
Ocean Abyss
LRV 7

Cooking Apple Green is the lighter choice

Classic Silver
Cooking Apple Green
Classic Silver
Behr
Classic Silver
LRV 48

Cooking Apple Green reads slightly lighter

Teton Blue
Cooking Apple Green
Teton Blue
Behr
Teton Blue
LRV 31

Cooking Apple Green reads noticeably lighter

RAL 110-2
Cooking Apple Green
RAL 110-2
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-2
LRV 72

RAL 110-2 reads noticeably lighter

RAL 110-1
Cooking Apple Green
RAL 110-1
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-1
LRV 80

RAL 110-1 is the lighter choice

Paper
Cooking Apple Green
Paper
Tikkurila
Paper
LRV 88

Paper is the lighter choice

Passageway
Cooking Apple Green
Passageway
Valspar
Passageway
LRV 14

Cooking Apple Green is the lighter choice