Grey Birch
60YY 51/101 · #C4BFAC · LRV 51 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Dorian Gray39
- 2Pashmina44
- 3Grey Birch51
- 4Agreeable Gray60
- 5Pale Oak69
What Color Is Grey Birch, Really?
Grey Birch reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden 60YY 51/101 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Grey Birch
Grey Birch 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. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
How Lighting Changes Grey Birch
At LRV 51, Grey Birch is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. 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. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Grey Birch 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 60YY 51/101 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 | ShiitakeSW 9173 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.9 | 51 | Color page → |
| Behr | Organic FieldPPU9-19 · Behr | 0.9 | 53 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Greenwich GateCSP-170 · Benjamin Moore | 1.5 | 52 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Mother Nature8004-26C · Valspar | 1.7 | 51 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | HideawayPPG14-26 · PPG / Glidden | 1.9 | 52 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Weathered Stone421-2DB · Dutch Boy | 2.9 | 51 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Grey Birch 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 #C4BFAC in HSL space. Pair Grey Birch with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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