Glade Green
PPG1119-7 · #878C54 · LRV 25 — warm yellow tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Essex Green6
- 2Vintage Vogue12
- 3Glade Green25
- 4Evergreen Fog30
- 5Clary Sage41
What Color Is Glade Green, Really?
Glade Green reads as a warm yellow tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1119-7 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Glade Green
Glade Green 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.
How Lighting Changes Glade Green
Glade Green sits in the mid-range at LRV 25, 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.
Most complaints about Glade Green 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 PPG1119-7 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 | LeapfrogSW 6431 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.3 | 26 | Color page → |
| Behr | Snap Pea GreenT15-18 · Behr | 3.4 | 23 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Terrapin Green2145-20 · Benjamin Moore | 1.7 | 25 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Fair and SquareP095 · Valspar | 1.9 | 25.5 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Glade GreenPPG1119-7 · Glidden | 0.4 | 24 | Color page → |
| HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams | Into the GreenHGSW 2243 · HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams | 2.3 | 26 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Glade Green 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 #878C54 in HSL space. Pair Glade Green with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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