Creeping Thyme
BD77 · #A3A278 · LRV 35 — warm yellow tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Sage Green22
- 2Evergreen Fog30
- 3Creeping Thyme35
- 4Clary Sage41
- 5October Mist47
What Color Is Creeping Thyme, Really?
Creeping Thyme reads as a warm yellow tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how C2 Paint BD77 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Creeping Thyme
Creeping Thyme 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 Creeping Thyme
Creeping Thyme sits in the mid-range at LRV 35, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. Its yellow 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 Creeping Thyme 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 C2 Paint BD77 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 | Glade GreenSW 9669 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.6 | 36 | Color page → |
| Behr | Dried RosemaryS350-4A · Behr | 3.5 | 35 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Hillside Green495 · Benjamin Moore | 0.6 | 34 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Brisk Olive6002-4A · Valspar | 1.3 | 33.6 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | DillPPG1122-5 · PPG / Glidden | 1.8 | 34 | Color page → |
| Glidden | DillPPG1122-5 · Glidden | 1.9 | 34 | Color page → |
Similar C2 Paint Colors
The nearest shades to Creeping Thyme within C2 Paint'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 #A3A278 in HSL space. Pair Creeping Thyme with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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