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Shade-Grown SW 6188
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Undertone: Noticeable green undertone
In CIELAB, Shade-Grown sits at L* 33.9, a* -3.3, b* 5.5. Its hue angle is 121° and its chroma is 6.4, 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 54%.
LRV 8.0: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 8.0, Shade-Grown is lighter than 8% 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 Shade-Grown
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuscany Green | 2140-20 | 2.35 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Fatigue Green | 2140-10 | 2.64 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Ashwood Moss | 1484 | 3.15 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Shade-Grown
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twilight Forest | ECC-47-3 | 2.40 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Forest Floor | PPF-55 | 2.85 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Black Swan | 710F-7 | 2.93 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forestwood | SW 7730 | 2.27 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Foxhall Green | SW 9184 | 2.88 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Ripe Olive | SW 6209 | 3.28 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Laurel Woods | SW 7749 | 3.33 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Roycroft Bronze Green | SW 2846 | 3.72 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Rock Bottom | SW 7062 | 4.10 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Prelude SW 9620 · lighter, LRV 9.5
- Peppercorn SW 7674 · lighter, LRV 9.7
- Garden Gate SW 6167 · lighter, LRV 9.9
- Rock Bottom SW 7062 · darker, LRV 7.0
- Olympic Range SW 7750 · darker, LRV 6.7
- Black Fox SW 7020 · darker, LRV 6.7
Colors that go with Shade-Grown
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Shade-Grown:
- Grecian Ivory SW 7541
- Green Onyx SW 9128
- Ethereal White SW 6182
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Quixotic Plum SW 6265 · complementary (180°)
- Nocturne SW 9520 · analogous (−30°)
- Olympic Range SW 7750 · analogous (+30°)
- Tarragon SW 9660 · triadic (120°)
- Plum Brown SW 6272 · triadic (240°)
Shade-Grown vs popular colors
- Urbane Bronze (Sherwin-Williams SW 7048, ΔE 5.1) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Iron Mountain (Benjamin Moore 2134-30, ΔE 6.3) is lighter (LRV 11.0 vs 8.0), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Iron Ore (Sherwin-Williams SW 7069, ΔE 6.7) is darker (LRV 5.5 vs 8.0), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.