Hazel Gaze (SW 9652)
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Hazel Gaze (SW 9652) 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 Hazel Gaze
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Hazel Gaze 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 Hazel Gaze, 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 | Aganthus Green | 472 | 50.4 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Summer Green | PPU11-11 | 53.6 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Nuance | 5005-3C | 50 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Balsam | 1128-4 | 54 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams green colors nearest to Hazel Gaze (LRV 51) by LRV.
Lighter than Hazel Gaze
Darker than Hazel Gaze
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9652 |
| Hex | #B8BFB1 |
| RGB | 184, 191, 177 |
| HSL | 90°, 10%, 72% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 51 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 76.5, -5.0, 6.2 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Hazel Gaze (SW 9652), published as #B8BFB1
#A7B5AF
#CAC9B1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Hazel Gaze (SW 9652)?
- Hazel Gaze has an LRV of 51. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Hazel Gaze is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Hazel Gaze in another brand?
- Summer Green (Behr PPU11-11) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Hazel Gaze warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Hazel Gaze as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.2; 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.