Fern Glow (PPG 17-27)
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Fern Glow (PPG 17-27) is a medium, warm green from PPG Paints: LRV 53, so it reflects about 53 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Fern Glow
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Fern Glow by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. PPG Paints did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Fern Glow, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Lime Rickey | SW 6717 | 45 | 4.0 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Stem Green | 2029-40 | 50.8 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Lavish Lime | HDC-SM14-5 | 48.7 | 2.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Green Gecko | 6006-8A | 47 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints green colors nearest to Fern Glow (LRV 53) by LRV.
Lighter than Fern Glow
Darker than Fern Glow
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 17-27 |
| Hex | #B6C876 |
| RGB | 182, 200, 118 |
| HSL | 73°, 43%, 62% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 53 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 77.6, -19.0, 38.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Fern Glow (PPG 17-27), published as #B6C876
#A6BE75
#C6D274
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Fern Glow (PPG 17-27)?
- Fern Glow has an LRV of 53. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Fern Glow is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Fern Glow in another brand?
- Lavish Lime (Behr HDC-SM14-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 2.0 (very close).
- Is Fern Glow warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Fern Glow as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 38.9; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.