Recycled Glass
SW 7747 · #BDC0A0 · LRV 51 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Sage Green22
- 2Evergreen Fog30
- 3Recycled Glass51
- 4Soft Fern57
- 5Hancock Green66
What Color Is Recycled Glass, Really?
Recycled Glass reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Sherwin-Williams SW 7747 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Recycled Glass
Recycled Glass 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 Recycled Glass
At LRV 51, Recycled Glass is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. 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. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Recycled Glass 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 7747 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 | Sage BrushS370-3 · Behr | 0.6 | 52 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Lily Pad480 · Benjamin Moore | 2.3 | 51 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Bayou Shade6006-3C · Valspar | 4.6 | 52 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Northern LandscapePPG1113-3 · PPG / Glidden | 3.1 | 53 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Northern LandscapePPG1113-3 · Glidden | 3.1 | 53 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Soft Sage325-2DB · Dutch Boy | 1.3 | 51 | Color page → |
Similar Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Recycled Glass 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 #BDC0A0 in HSL space. Pair Recycled Glass with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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