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Garden Path SW 2929
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Noticeable green undertone
In CIELAB, Garden Path sits at L* 27.8, a* -4.2, b* 11.4. Its hue angle is 110° and its chroma is 12.2, so it leans green clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as neutral-warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 71%.
LRV 0.0: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 0.0, Garden Path is lighter than 0% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Near-black depth. Use on doors, trim, cabinetry, exteriors or moody rooms with strong artificial lighting.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Garden Path
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Rock | 2139-10 | 3.70 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Fatigue Green | 2140-10 | 4.45 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Artichoke | 2141-10 | 5.40 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Garden Path
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deep Forest | BXC-12 | 4.89 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Olive Leaf | S-H-760 | 5.75 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Thorny Branch | S-H-780 | 6.01 | Similar, clearly different |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurel Woods | SW 7749 | 4.17 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Ripe Olive | SW 6209 | 4.23 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Andiron | SW 6174 | 4.80 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Foxhall Green | SW 9184 | 5.05 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Secret Garden | SW 6181 | 5.25 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Marsh Fern | SW 2930 | 5.82 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Ripe Olive SW 6209 · lighter, LRV 6.2
- Laurel Woods SW 7749 · lighter, LRV 6.3
- Foxhall Green SW 9184 · lighter, LRV 6.7
- Iron Gate SW 2926 · darker, LRV 0.0
Colors that go with Garden Path
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Garden Path:
- Divine White SW 6105
- Kilim Beige SW 6106
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Mountain Fig SW 9690 · complementary (180°)
- Dark Clove SW 9183 · analogous (−30°)
- Dard Hunter Green SW 0041 · analogous (+30°)
- Rainstorm SW 6230 · triadic (120°)
- Blackberry SW 7577 · triadic (240°)
Garden Path vs popular colors
- Iron Ore (Sherwin-Williams SW 7069, ΔE 8.8) is lighter (LRV 5.5 vs 0.0), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Urbane Bronze (Sherwin-Williams SW 7048, ΔE 9.2) is lighter (LRV 8.1 vs 0.0), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Essex Green (Benjamin Moore HC-188, ΔE 9.5) is lighter (LRV 5.6 vs 0.0), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.