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Rosemary SW 6187
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Undertone: Noticeable green undertone
In CIELAB, Rosemary sits at L* 43.6, a* -4.6, b* 6.7. Its hue angle is 124° and its chroma is 8.1, 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 47%.
LRV 13.6: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 13.6, Rosemary is lighter than 17% 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 Rosemary
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainy Afternoon | 1575 | 1.75 | Very close | |
| Dark Olive | 2140-30 | 3.17 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Forest Floor | 1498 | 3.38 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Rosemary
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinecone Hill | N410-6 | 1.43 | Very close | |
| Painted Turtle | 710F-6 | 2.09 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Pine Cone Pass | T13-16 | 2.64 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pewter Green | SW 6208 | 3.13 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cast Iron | SW 6202 | 3.43 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Basil | SW 6194 | 3.46 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Succulent | SW 9650 | 3.54 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Thunderous | SW 6201 | 4.05 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Night Owl | SW 7061 | 4.11 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Rocky River SW 6215 · lighter, LRV 15.0
- Hulett Ore SW 9574 · lighter, LRV 16.1
- Sage Green Light SW 2851 · lighter, LRV 16.1
- Pewter Green SW 6208 · darker, LRV 11.8
- Ironclad SW 9570 · darker, LRV 10.9
- Oak Leaf Brown SW 7054 · darker, LRV 10.5
Colors that go with Rosemary
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Rosemary:
- Oyster White SW 7637
- Deep Forest Brown SW 9175
- Ethereal White SW 6182
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Exclusive Plum SW 6263 · complementary (180°)
- Eclipse SW 6166 · analogous (−30°)
- Succulent SW 9650 · analogous (+30°)
- Needlepoint Navy SW 0032 · triadic (120°)
- Poetry Plum SW 6019 · triadic (240°)
Rosemary vs popular colors
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 7.1) is lighter (LRV 18.8 vs 13.6), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, ΔE 9.1) is lighter (LRV 17.4 vs 13.6), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Peppercorn (Sherwin-Williams SW 7674, ΔE 9.6) is darker (LRV 9.7 vs 13.6), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.