Home › Benjamin Moore › Green › Sullivan Green
Sullivan Green 560
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated green (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Sullivan Green sits at L* 60.6, a* -43.8, b* 39.6. Its hue angle is 138° and its chroma is 59.1, so it reads as an outright green rather than a neutral. It classifies as neutral-warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 88%.
LRV 28.4: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 28.4, Sullivan Green is lighter than 31% of Benjamin Moore colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Sullivan Green
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Straightforward Green | SW 6935 | 1.28 | Very close | |
| Jolly Green | SW 6931 | 3.04 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Festival Green | SW 6923 | 5.27 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Sullivan Green
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Acres | S-G-440 | 1.08 | Very close | |
| Barnyard Grass | 440B-6 | 2.70 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Caterpillar | 430B-6 | 3.18 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traffic Light Green | 2032-20 | 3.53 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Fresh Scent Green | 2033-30 | 3.72 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Fresh Lime | 2032-30 | 4.36 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Tropical Seaweed Green | 2030-20 | 4.48 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Lizard Green | 2030-10 | 4.66 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Pleasant Grove | 552 | 4.72 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Pleasant Grove 552 · lighter, LRV 31.4
- Rosemary Green 2029-30 · lighter, LRV 31.5
- Fresh Lime 2032-30 · lighter, LRV 34.0
- Baby Fern 2029-20 · darker, LRV 25.3
- Neon Green 2032-10 · darker, LRV 22.7
- Peppermint Leaf 2033-20 · darker, LRV 21.6
Colors that go with Sullivan Green
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Crocus Petal Purple 2071-40 · complementary (180°)
- Forest Moss 2146-20 · analogous (−30°)
- Cabana Green 2039-30 · analogous (+30°)
- Rocky Mountain Sky 2066-40 · triadic (120°)
- Cactus Flower 1335 · triadic (240°)
Sullivan Green vs popular colors
- Evergreen Fog (Sherwin-Williams SW 9130, ΔE 21.6) is lighter (LRV 30.4 vs 28.4), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Saybrook Sage (Benjamin Moore HC-114, ΔE 21.7) is lighter (LRV 45.5 vs 28.4), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Oyster Bay (Sherwin-Williams SW 6206, ΔE 23.9) is lighter (LRV 44.1 vs 28.4), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.