Recycled Glass
8004-30B · #D8DAD2 · LRV 70 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Recycled Glass, Really?
Recycled Glass reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar 8004-30B 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. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Recycled Glass
At LRV 70, Recycled Glass 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 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 Valspar 8004-30B 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 | SolsticeSW 9571 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.1 | 69 | Color page → |
| Behr | Seagull GrayN360-1 · Behr | 1.2 | 69 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Healing Aloe1562 · Benjamin Moore | 1.9 | 68 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Wayward WillowPPG1033-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.1 | 70 | Color page → |
| Glidden | AnonymousPPG1128-1 · Glidden | 0.6 | 71 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Baltic Gray437-1DB · Dutch Boy | 2.1 | 71 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Recycled Glass within Valspar'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 #D8DAD2 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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