Hazel Gaze
SW 9652 · #B8BFB1 · LRV 51 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Sage Green22
- 2Evergreen Fog30
- 3Hazel Gaze51
- 4Soft Fern57
- 5Hancock Green66
What Color Is Hazel Gaze, Really?
Hazel Gaze reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Sherwin-Williams SW 9652 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Hazel Gaze
Hazel Gaze 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 Hazel Gaze
At LRV 51, Hazel Gaze 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 Hazel Gaze 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 Sherwin-Williams SW 9652 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behr | Flagstaff GreenN400-3 · Behr | 2.1 | 50 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Aganthus Green472 · Benjamin Moore | 2.0 | 50 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Wharf Wind8004-27B · Valspar | 3.2 | 50 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Coastal CrushPPG1129-4 · PPG / Glidden | 2.3 | 50 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Coastal CrushPPG1129-4 · Glidden | 2.4 | 50 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Frosted Olive425-2DB · Dutch Boy | 2.5 | 52 | Color page → |
Similar Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Hazel Gaze within 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 #B8BFB1 in HSL space. Pair Hazel Gaze with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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