Pine Crush
PPG1028-3 · #B6B8A5 · LRV 47 — warm yellow tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Sage Green22
- 2Evergreen Fog30
- 3Pine Crush47
- 4Sage Brush52
- 5Soft Fern57
What Color Is Pine Crush, Really?
Pine Crush reads as a warm yellow tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1028-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Pine Crush
Pine Crush 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 Pine Crush
Pine Crush sits in the mid-range at LRV 47, 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 Pine Crush 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 PPG1028-3 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 | Softened GreenSW 6177 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.4 | 49 | Color page → |
| Behr | Court GreenQE-34 · Behr | 1.9 | 46 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | October Mist1495 · Benjamin Moore | 0.0 | 47 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Green MotifT677 · Valspar | 0.6 | 47.1 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Pine CrushPPG1028-3 · Glidden | 0.5 | 47 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Cliff Face422-3DB · Dutch Boy | 2.8 | 49 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Pine Crush 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 #B6B8A5 in HSL space. Pair Pine Crush with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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