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Perennial Green SW 2932
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, Perennial Green sits at L* 30.7, a* -25.5, b* 11.2. Its hue angle is 156° and its chroma is 27.9, so it reads as an outright green rather than a neutral. It classifies as neutral-warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 70%.
LRV 0.0: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 0.0, Perennial Green 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 Perennial 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainforest Foliage | 2040-10 | 2.97 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Buffett Green | CW-535 | 3.64 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| True Green | 2042-10 | 5.58 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Perennial 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresh Herbs | PMD-25 | 6.37 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Windy Pine | 470D-7 | 6.96 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Chopped Chive | S-H-460 | 8.39 | Same family only |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shamrock | SW 6454 | 1.01 | Very close | |
| Greenhouse | SW 2933 | 3.05 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Derbyshire | SW 6741 | 5.02 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Espalier | SW 6734 | 5.29 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Hunt Club | SW 6468 | 6.75 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Isle of Pines | SW 6461 | 7.29 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Derbyshire SW 6741 · lighter, LRV 8.7
- Espalier SW 6734 · lighter, LRV 9.1
- Arugula SW 6446 · lighter, LRV 9.9
- Greenhouse SW 2933 · darker, LRV 0.0
Colors that go with Perennial Green
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Perennial Green:
- Shell White SW 8917
- Copper Harbor SW 6634
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Kimono Violet SW 6839 · complementary (180°)
- Arugula SW 6446 · analogous (−30°)
- Cape Verde SW 6482 · analogous (+30°)
- Indigo SW 6531 · triadic (120°)
- Rustic Red SW 7593 · triadic (240°)
Perennial Green vs popular colors
- Hunter Green (Benjamin Moore 2041-10, ΔE 9.9) is lighter (LRV 6.4 vs 0.0), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Essex Green (Benjamin Moore HC-188, ΔE 13.9) is lighter (LRV 5.6 vs 0.0), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Salamander (Benjamin Moore 2050-10, ΔE 16.3) is lighter (LRV 5.7 vs 0.0), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.