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Greenhouse SW 2933
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, Greenhouse sits at L* 28.2, a* -22.5, b* 13.5. Its hue angle is 149° and its chroma is 26.2, 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 76%.
LRV 0.0: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 0.0, Greenhouse 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 Greenhouse
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 | 5.86 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Buffett Green | CW-535 | 6.13 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Colonial Verdigris | CW-530 | 6.95 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Greenhouse
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 | 7.79 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Windy Pine | 470D-7 | 8.25 | Same family only | |
| Deep Jungle | 470F-7 | 9.68 | Same family only |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shamrock | SW 6454 | 2.22 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Perennial Green | SW 2932 | 3.05 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Derbyshire | SW 6741 | 6.46 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Espalier | SW 6734 | 6.56 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Isle of Pines | SW 6461 | 7.02 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Evergreens | SW 6447 | 7.09 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Shamrock SW 6454 · lighter, LRV 6.4
- Perennial Green SW 2932 · lighter, LRV 0.0
- Isle of Pines SW 6461 · lighter, LRV 7.9
Colors that go with Greenhouse
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Greenhouse:
- Pearly White SW 7009
- Vesper Violet SW 6542
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Kimono Violet SW 6839 · complementary (180°)
- Secret Garden SW 6181 · analogous (−30°)
- Country Squire SW 6475 · analogous (+30°)
- Commodore SW 6524 · triadic (120°)
- Rookwood Red SW 2802 · triadic (240°)
Greenhouse vs popular colors
- Hunter Green (Benjamin Moore 2041-10, ΔE 9.4) is lighter (LRV 6.4 vs 0.0), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Essex Green (Benjamin Moore HC-188, ΔE 12.2) is lighter (LRV 5.6 vs 0.0), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Salamander (Benjamin Moore 2050-10, ΔE 15.5) is lighter (LRV 5.7 vs 0.0), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.