Sea Glass Green
70GY 49/201 · #A0C4A6 · LRV 49 — cool green tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Sage Green22
- 2Evergreen Fog30
- 3Sea Glass Green49
- 4Soft Fern57
- 5Hancock Green66
What Color Is Sea Glass Green, Really?
Sea Glass Green reads as a cool green tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how Glidden 70GY 49/201 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Sea Glass Green
Sea Glass Green 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 Sea Glass Green
Sea Glass Green sits in the mid-range at LRV 49, 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 Sea Glass Green 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 70GY 49/201 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 | Easy GreenSW 6450 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.9 | 50 | Color page → |
| Behr | Gray Morning490F-4 · Behr | 4.1 | 50 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Spring Break627 · Benjamin Moore | 2.3 | 46 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | French MarketPPG1131-4 · PPG / Glidden | 1.6 | 51 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Noah's Grass Stain230-3DB · Dutch Boy | 1.3 | 50 | Color page → |
| HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams | Community GardenHGSW 2276 · HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams | 3.9 | 50 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Sea Glass Green 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 #A0C4A6 in HSL space. Pair Sea Glass Green with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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