Green Garland
10GY 59/218 · #C5D1A8 · LRV 59 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Evergreen Fog30
- 2Clary Sage41
- 3Green Garland59
- 4Hancock Green66
- 5Alabaster82
What Color Is Green Garland, Really?
Green Garland reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden 10GY 59/218 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Green Garland
Green Garland is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Greens bridge indoors and out, so they suit living rooms, kitchens and sunrooms.
How Lighting Changes Green Garland
At LRV 59, Green Garland is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. 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. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Green Garland 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 10GY 59/218 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 | RomaineSW 6730 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.2 | 60 | Color page → |
| Behr | Crisp CeleryICC-58 · Behr | 4.6 | 59 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Apple Blossom479 · Benjamin Moore | 1.7 | 62 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Zen Garden6001-5C · Valspar | 2.3 | 57 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Pistachio PuddingPPG1120-4 · PPG / Glidden | 1.2 | 62 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Green Grove327-2DB · Dutch Boy | 4.2 | 60 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Green Garland 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 #C5D1A8 in HSL space. Pair Green Garland with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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