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Garden Spot SW 6432
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated green (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Garden Spot sits at L* 47.8, a* -11.8, b* 25.9. Its hue angle is 115° and its chroma is 28.4, 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 83%.
LRV 16.7: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 16.7, Garden Spot is lighter than 21% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Garden Spot
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avocado | 2145-10 | 2.61 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Timson Green | CW-470 | 2.61 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Pine Brook | 490 | 3.53 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Garden Spot
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classic Avocado | M340-7 | 2.99 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Jungle Trail | 400D-7 | 3.26 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Secret Meadow | S360-6 | 3.40 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Relentless Olive | SW 6425 | 3.49 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Paradise | SW 6720 | 5.37 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Greenfield | SW 6439 | 5.58 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Houseplant | SW 6727 | 5.59 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Talipot Palm | SW 6726 | 6.06 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Oakmoss | SW 6180 | 7.55 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Talipot Palm SW 6726 · lighter, LRV 18.8
- Rural Green SW 6418 · lighter, LRV 22.6
- Dill SW 6438 · lighter, LRV 24.0
- Greenfield SW 6439 · darker, LRV 15.1
- Houseplant SW 6727 · darker, LRV 14.3
- Saguaro SW 6419 · darker, LRV 11.1
Colors that go with Garden Spot
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Garden Spot:
- Summer White SW 7557
- Meadowlark SW 7522
- Sprout SW 6427
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Forget-Me-Not SW 6824 · complementary (180°)
- Eminent Bronze SW 6412 · analogous (−30°)
- Garden Grove SW 6445 · analogous (+30°)
- Blue Mosque SW 6789 · triadic (120°)
- Ruby Shade SW 6572 · triadic (240°)
Garden Spot vs popular colors
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 15.2) is lighter (LRV 18.8 vs 16.7), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, ΔE 17.3) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Evergreen Fog (Sherwin-Williams SW 9130, ΔE 18.1) is lighter (LRV 30.4 vs 16.7), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.