Garden Path
30GY 31/202 · #8C9F7C · LRV 31 — cool green tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Vintage Vogue12
- 2Sage Green22
- 3Garden Path31
- 4Clary Sage41
- 5October Mist47
What Color Is Garden Path, Really?
Garden Path reads as a cool green tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how Glidden 30GY 31/202 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Garden Path
Garden Path 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 Garden Path
Garden Path sits in the mid-range at LRV 31, 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 Garden Path 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 Glidden 30GY 31/202 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 | BroccoflowerSW 9039 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.4 | 33 | Color page → |
| Behr | Herbal ScentICC-76 · Behr | 2.3 | 31 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Kennebunkport GreenHC-123 · Benjamin Moore | 3.3 | 32 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Meadowgrass5007-6A · Valspar | 2.0 | 32.6 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Greened Cactus325-3DB · Dutch Boy | 3.8 | 33 | Color page → |
| HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams | Chatfield GreenHGSW 2254 · HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams | 2.4 | 33 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Garden Path within Glidden'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 #8C9F7C in HSL space. Pair Garden Path with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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