Home › Sherwin-Williams › Green › Dried Thyme
Dried Thyme SW 6186
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Noticeable green undertone
In CIELAB, Dried Thyme sits at L* 52.8, a* -5.0, b* 8.1. Its hue angle is 122° and its chroma is 9.5, 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 43%.
LRV 20.8: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 20.8, Dried Thyme is lighter than 27% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Dried Thyme
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galápagos Green | 475 | 3.09 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Mossy Oak | CC-600 | 3.09 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Rosepine | 461 | 3.24 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Dried Thyme
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cactus Garden | PPU11-18 | 2.03 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Bahia Grass | 430F-5 | 2.18 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sage Green | ICC-77 | 2.29 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retreat | SW 6207 | 2.64 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Link Gray | SW 6200 | 3.70 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Willowleaf | SW 9649 | 3.84 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Privilege Green | SW 6193 | 4.03 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Crooked River | SW 9524 | 4.03 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Taiga | SW 9654 | 4.03 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Privilege Green SW 6193 · lighter, LRV 22.6
- Hardware SW 6172 · lighter, LRV 22.9
- Zinc Luster SW 9514 · lighter, LRV 23.1
- Crooked River SW 9524 · darker, LRV 18.5
- Carriage Stone SW 9614 · darker, LRV 17.7
- Messenger Bag SW 7740 · darker, LRV 17.7
Colors that go with Dried Thyme
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Dried Thyme:
- Grecian Ivory SW 7541
- Prairie Grass SW 7546
- Ethereal White SW 6182
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Mythical SW 6550 · complementary (180°)
- Adaptive Shade SW 7053 · analogous (−30°)
- Rookwood Blue Green SW 2811 · analogous (+30°)
- Blustery Sky SW 9140 · triadic (120°)
- Socialite SW 6025 · triadic (240°)
Dried Thyme vs popular colors
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 6.3) is darker (LRV 18.8 vs 20.8), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Evergreen Fog (Sherwin-Williams SW 9130, ΔE 8.7) is lighter (LRV 30.4 vs 20.8), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, ΔE 9.3) is darker (LRV 17.4 vs 20.8), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.