Fern Glow
PPG17-27 · #B6C877 · LRV 53 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Evergreen Fog30
- 2Clary Sage41
- 3Fern Glow53
- 4Morning Zen60
- 5Alabaster82
What Color Is Fern Glow, Really?
Fern Glow reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG17-27 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Fern Glow
Fern Glow 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 Fern Glow
At LRV 53, Fern Glow 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 Fern Glow 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 PPG / Glidden PPG17-27 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 | Mélange GreenSW 6710 · Sherwin-Williams | 4.6 | 53 | Color page → |
| Behr | Lavish LimeHDC-SM14-5 · Behr | 2.1 | 49 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Stem Green2029-40 · Benjamin Moore | 2.1 | 51 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Greenscape6005-10A · Valspar | 4.5 | 54.8 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Fern GlowPPG17-27 · Glidden | 0.2 | 53 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Jungle Floor125-5DB · Dutch Boy | 3.1 | 50 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Fern Glow within PPG / 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 #B6C877 in HSL space. Pair Fern Glow with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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