Recycled Glass (SW 7747)
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Recycled Glass (SW 7747) is a medium, warm green from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 51, so it reflects about 51 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Recycled Glass
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Recycled Glass by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Recycled Glass, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Burgess Green | CW-485 | 49.4 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Sage Brush | S370-3 | 51.8 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Sumptuous Sage | 6002-3C | 49 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Sage Splendor | 1115-4 | 55 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams green colors nearest to Recycled Glass (LRV 51) by LRV.
Lighter than Recycled Glass
Darker than Recycled Glass
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7747 |
| Hex | #BDC0A0 |
| RGB | 189, 192, 160 |
| HSL | 66°, 20%, 69% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 51 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 76.7, -6.5, 15.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Recycled Glass (SW 7747), published as #BDC0A0
#ADB69E
#CECAA0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Recycled Glass (SW 7747)?
- Recycled Glass has an LRV of 51. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Recycled Glass is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Recycled Glass in another brand?
- Sage Brush (Behr S370-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Recycled Glass warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Recycled Glass as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.8; 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.