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Aloe & Green Tea

HGSW 1231 · #9C8B1F · LRV 26 · warm yellow tone

HGSW 1231 · #9C8B1F · LRV 26 — warm yellow tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.

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Aloe & Green Tea
HGTV HOME BY SHERWIN-WILLIAMS · HGSW 1231 · #9C8B1F
Brand · codeHGTV Home by Sherwin-WilliamsHGSW 1231 · all HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams yellows
LRV26Mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
Undertonewarm yellow tone
FamilyYellow
Hex · RGB · HSL#9C8B1F · 156, 139, 31 · 52°, 67%, 37%Display values from the brand. Match it at another brand
Sheen we recommendEggshell on walls · satin on trim and cabinetsWhich sheen where, explained
Where it sits, light to dark
  1. 1Cabin Fever14
  2. 2Thai Curry21
  3. 3Aloe & Green Tea26
  4. 4Chilled Wine41
  5. 5Honey Tea52
Undertone and depth

What Color Is Aloe & Green Tea, Really?

Aloe & Green Tea reads as a warm yellow tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 1231 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.

Room by room

Best Rooms and Uses for Aloe & Green Tea

Aloe & Green Tea is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Yellows lift kitchens, hallways and kids' rooms with warmth.

Light by light

How Lighting Changes Aloe & Green Tea

Aloe & Green Tea sits in the mid-range at LRV 26, 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.

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Need It From Another Brand?

Any paint counter can custom-tint HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 1231 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.

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Similar HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Colors

The nearest shades to Aloe & Green Tea within HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

Contrast, for text and signage
Black text on Aloe & Green Tea · 6.1 : 1 · passes AAWhite text on Aloe & Green Tea · 3.4 : 1 · large text only

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 #9C8B1F in HSL space. Pair Aloe & Green Tea with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#9C8B1F + #1F309C
TRIADIC
#9C8B1F · #1F9C8B · #8B1F9C
ANALOGOUS
#9C4C1F · #9C8B1F · #6F9C1F

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