Carriage Door
770D-5 · #8B9574 · LRV 28 — cool green tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Vintage Vogue12
- 2Sage Green22
- 3Carriage Door28
- 4Clary Sage41
- 5October Mist47
What Color Is Carriage Door, Really?
Carriage Door reads as a cool green tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how Behr 770D-5 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Carriage Door
Carriage Door is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Greens bridge indoors and out, so they suit living rooms, kitchens and sunrooms.
How Lighting Changes Carriage Door
Carriage Door sits in the mid-range at LRV 28, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. Its green undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.
Most complaints about Carriage Door are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Behr 770D-5 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | LeafletSW 9674 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.9 | 30 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Land of Liberty440 · Benjamin Moore | 1.6 | 28 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Leafy Rise5007-4A · Valspar | 1.0 | 27.8 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | HemlockPPG1125-5 · PPG / Glidden | 2.8 | 28 | Color page → |
| Glidden | HemlockPPG1125-5 · Glidden | 2.7 | 28 | Color page → |
| Dunn-Edwards | Catalina GreenDET501 · Dunn-Edwards | 2.0 | 27 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Carriage Door within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #8B9574 in HSL space. Pair Carriage Door with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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