Cucumber Chutney
HGSW 1296 · #B7D7BF · LRV 63 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Cucumber Chutney, Really?
Cucumber Chutney reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 1296 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Cucumber Chutney
Cucumber Chutney 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 Cucumber Chutney
At LRV 63, Cucumber Chutney 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 Cucumber Chutney 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 HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 1296 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 | Reclining GreenSW 6744 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.0 | 63 | Color page → |
| Behr | Contemplation700E-3 · Behr | 1.6 | 64 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Copper Patina619 · Benjamin Moore | 4.8 | 61 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Frosted Sage8002-33C · Valspar | 1.7 | 60 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Sprite TwistPPG1226-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.0 | 65 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Sprite TwistPPG1226-3 · Glidden | 1.3 | 65 | Color page → |
Similar HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Cucumber Chutney 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.
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 #B7D7BF in HSL space. Pair Cucumber Chutney with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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