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Basque Green SW 6426
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Undertone: Saturated green (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Basque Green sits at L* 39.6, a* -7.8, b* 25.5. Its hue angle is 107° and its chroma is 26.6, 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 93%.
LRV 11.1: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 11.1, Basque Green is lighter than 13% 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 Basque 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmer Green | CW-475 | 2.77 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Guacamole | 2144-10 | 3.57 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Bonsai | CC-666 | 3.58 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Basque 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Bamboo | PPU9-25 | 3.78 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Fjord | T11-16 | 3.85 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Portsmouth Olive | HDC-CL-20 | 4.59 | Similar, clearly different |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saguaro | SW 6419 | 3.10 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Inverness | SW 6433 | 3.92 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Palm Leaf | SW 7735 | 5.79 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Oakmoss | SW 6180 | 6.09 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Relentless Olive | SW 6425 | 6.46 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Secret Garden | SW 6181 | 7.88 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Eminent Bronze SW 6412 · lighter, LRV 14.5
- Relentless Olive SW 6425 · lighter, LRV 15.7
- Garden Spot SW 6432 · lighter, LRV 16.7
- Momentum SW 9530 · darker, LRV 8.0
- Marsh Fern SW 2930 · darker, LRV 0.0
Colors that go with Basque Green
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Basque Green:
- Dirty Martini SW 9119
- Cachet Cream SW 6365
- Queen Anne's Lace SW 6420
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Morning Glory SW 6971 · complementary (180°)
- Timber Beam SW 9540 · analogous (−30°)
- Arugula SW 6446 · analogous (+30°)
- Amalfi SW 6783 · triadic (120°)
- Grandeur Plum SW 6565 · triadic (240°)
Basque Green vs popular colors
- Urbane Bronze (Sherwin-Williams SW 7048, ΔE 15.3) is darker (LRV 8.1 vs 11.1), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Iron Mountain (Benjamin Moore 2134-30, ΔE 16.7) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 16.8) is lighter (LRV 18.8 vs 11.1), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.