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Coastal Plain

HGSW 3255 · #9FA694 · LRV 37 · cool green tone

HGSW 3255 · #9FA694 · LRV 37 — cool green tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.

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Coastal Plain
HGTV HOME BY SHERWIN-WILLIAMS · HGSW 3255 · #9FA694
Brand · codeHGTV Home by Sherwin-WilliamsHGSW 3255 · all HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams greens
LRV37Mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
Undertonecool green tone
FamilyGreen
Hex · RGB · HSL#9FA694 · 159, 166, 148 · 83°, 9%, 62%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. 1Sage Green22
  2. 2Evergreen Fog30
  3. 3Coastal Plain37
  4. 4Saybrook Sage45
  5. 5Soft Fern57
Undertone and depth

What Color Is Coastal Plain, Really?

Coastal Plain reads as a cool green tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 3255 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.

Room by room

Best Rooms and Uses for Coastal Plain

Coastal Plain 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.

Light by light

How Lighting Changes Coastal Plain

Coastal Plain sits in the mid-range at LRV 37, 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.

Test it in your light, not a showroom's

Most complaints about Coastal Plain 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.

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Need It From Another Brand?

Any paint counter can custom-tint HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 3255 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 Coastal Plain 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 Coastal Plain · 8.4 : 1 · passes AA and AAAWhite text on Coastal Plain · 2.5 : 1 · fails for text

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 #9FA694 in HSL space. Pair Coastal Plain with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#9FA694 + #9B94A6
TRIADIC
#9FA694 · #949FA6 · #A6949F
ANALOGOUS
#A6A494 · #9FA694 · #96A694

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