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Leapfrog SW 6431
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Undertone: Saturated green (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Leapfrog sits at L* 58.3, a* -12.1, b* 26.5. Its hue angle is 114° and its chroma is 29.2, 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 82%.
LRV 26.3: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 26.3, Leapfrog is lighter than 33% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Leapfrog
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sycamore Tree | 539 | 2.30 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Forest Hills Green | 433 | 2.59 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Terrapin Green | 2145-20 | 3.63 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Leapfrog
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Energy | PPU10-3 | 2.49 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Green Energy | PPU10-03 | 2.49 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Exotic Palm | HDC-SP14-2 | 2.96 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tansy Green | SW 6424 | 3.82 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Dill | SW 6438 | 4.75 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Cucuzza Verde | SW 9038 | 6.11 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Pickle | SW 6725 | 6.48 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Lemon Verbena | SW 7726 | 6.50 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Broccoflower | SW 9039 | 6.61 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Lemon Verbena SW 7726 · lighter, LRV 30.9
- Pickle SW 6725 · lighter, LRV 31.6
- Broccoflower SW 9039 · lighter, LRV 33.0
- Dill SW 6438 · darker, LRV 24.0
- Rural Green SW 6418 · darker, LRV 22.6
- Talipot Palm SW 6726 · darker, LRV 18.8
Colors that go with Leapfrog
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Leapfrog:
- Oyster White SW 7637
- Blustery Sky SW 9140
- Sprout SW 6427
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Brave Purple SW 6823 · complementary (180°)
- Peristyle Brass SW 0043 · analogous (−30°)
- Reseda Green SW 9040 · analogous (+30°)
- Major Blue SW 6795 · triadic (120°)
- Red Clover SW 6564 · triadic (240°)
Leapfrog vs popular colors
- Evergreen Fog (Sherwin-Williams SW 9130, ΔE 12.8) is lighter (LRV 30.4 vs 26.3), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Beige Gray (Benjamin Moore ES-51, ΔE 14.3) is lighter (LRV 40.6 vs 26.3), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Saybrook Sage (Benjamin Moore HC-114, ΔE 15.5) is lighter (LRV 45.5 vs 26.3), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.