Holly Glen
SW 9678 · #BDCBBB · LRV 57 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Evergreen Fog30
- 2Clary Sage41
- 3Holly Glen57
- 4Hancock Green66
- 5Alabaster82
What Color Is Holly Glen, Really?
Holly Glen reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Sherwin-Williams SW 9678 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Holly Glen
Holly Glen 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 Holly Glen
At LRV 57, Holly Glen 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 Holly Glen 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 9678 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 | Jade TingeMQ3-49 · Behr | 1.2 | 56 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Prescott GreenHC-140 · Benjamin Moore | 1.4 | 56 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Garden Flower5004-3B · Valspar | 3.0 | 55.7 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Niagara MistPPG10-30 · PPG / Glidden | 1.1 | 56 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Niagara MistPPG10-30 · Glidden | 1.3 | 56 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Countryside328-2DB · Dutch Boy | 1.9 | 57 | Color page → |
Similar Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Holly Glen 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 #BDCBBB in HSL space. Pair Holly Glen with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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