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Sassy Green SW 6416
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Undertone: Saturated yellow (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Sassy Green sits at L* 69.2, a* -1.8, b* 34.5. Its hue angle is 93° and its chroma is 34.5, so it reads as an outright yellow rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 86%.
LRV 39.6: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 39.6, Sassy Green is lighter than 50% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Reads clearly as a color. Best in rooms with good natural light, or as an accent wall; small dark rooms may feel smaller.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Sassy 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton Gold | HC-14 | 1.84 | Very close | |
| Honey Oak | 257 | 2.82 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Blair Gold | HC-22 | 3.17 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Sassy 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coriander Seed | 370F-5 | 0.90 | Practically identical | |
| Chilled Wine | M310-5 | 1.22 | Very close | |
| Chameleon | PPU6-19 | 2.42 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dusted Olive | SW 9028 | 3.30 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Antiquity | SW 6402 | 3.54 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cool Avocado | SW 9029 | 3.74 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Bamboo Shoot | SW 7733 | 4.54 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Escapade Gold | SW 6403 | 4.65 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Wheat Grass | SW 6408 | 5.23 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Downing Straw SW 2813 · lighter, LRV 43.3
- Golden Fleece SW 6388 · lighter, LRV 45.6
- Cool Avocado SW 9029 · lighter, LRV 45.9
- Glade Green SW 9669 · darker, LRV 36.1
- Rustic City SW 7699 · darker, LRV 34.6
- Mannered Gold SW 6130 · darker, LRV 34.5
Colors that go with Sassy Green
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Sassy Green:
- Summit Gray SW 7669
- Peppercorn SW 7674
- Restoration Ivory SW 6413
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Blue Beyond SW 6961 · complementary (180°)
- Rustic Adobe SW 7708 · analogous (−30°)
- Mesclun Green SW 6724 · analogous (+30°)
- Fountain SW 6787 · triadic (120°)
- Prominent Pink SW 6846 · triadic (240°)
Sassy Green vs popular colors
- Concord Ivory (Benjamin Moore HC-12, ΔE 10.2) is lighter (LRV 60.0 vs 39.6), more red/pink.
- Natural (Benjamin Moore ES-10, ΔE 11.0) is lighter (LRV 45.7 vs 39.6), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Beige Gray (Benjamin Moore ES-51, ΔE 12.4) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.