Pale Patina
HGSW 2286 · #AAC2B3 · LRV 51 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Sage Green22
- 2Evergreen Fog30
- 3Pale Patina51
- 4Soft Fern57
- 5Hancock Green66
What Color Is Pale Patina, Really?
Pale Patina reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 2286 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Pale Patina
Pale Patina 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 Pale Patina
At LRV 51, Pale Patina 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 Pale Patina 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 2286 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 | Kind GreenSW 6457 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.0 | 51 | Color page → |
| Behr | Urban PuttyBNC-06 · Behr | 1.9 | 50 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Pine Forest451 · Benjamin Moore | 2.5 | 49 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Tranquil Bay5004-5B · Valspar | 0.4 | 50.2 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Green SilkPPG1139-3 · PPG / Glidden | 2.6 | 49 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Green SilkPPG1139-3 · Glidden | 2.6 | 49 | Color page → |
Similar HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Pale Patina 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 #AAC2B3 in HSL space. Pair Pale Patina with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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