Holly Glen (SW 9678)
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Holly Glen (SW 9678) is a medium, warm green from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 57, so it reflects about 57 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Holly Glen
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Holly Glen 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 Holly Glen, 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 | Prescott Green | HC-140 | 55.8 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Jade Tinge | MQ3-49 | 57.4 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Wedding Mint | 5006-3B | 55 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Niagara Mist | 10-30 | 56 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams green colors nearest to Holly Glen (LRV 57) by LRV.
Lighter than Holly Glen
Darker than Holly Glen
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9678 |
| Hex | #BDCBBB |
| RGB | 189, 203, 187 |
| HSL | 112°, 13%, 76% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 57 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.3, -7.7, 6.4 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Holly Glen (SW 9678), published as #BDCBBB
#ACC1B9
#CFD5BB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Holly Glen (SW 9678)?
- Holly Glen has an LRV of 57. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Holly Glen is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Holly Glen in another brand?
- Jade Tinge (Behr MQ3-49) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Holly Glen warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Holly Glen as warm, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.4; 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.