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Dill SW 6438
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Undertone: Saturated green (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Dill sits at L* 56.0, a* -15.9, b* 21.6. Its hue angle is 126° and its chroma is 26.8, 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 76%.
LRV 24.0: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 24.0, Dill is lighter than 31% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Dill
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Hills Green | 433 | 3.21 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Courtyard Green | 546 | 3.59 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Palace Green | CW-520 | 4.44 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Dill
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fern Canopy | M380-6 | 1.17 | Very close | |
| Green Energy | PPU10-3 | 2.34 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Green Energy | PPU10-03 | 2.34 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reseda Green | SW 9040 | 3.61 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Inland | SW 6452 | 4.69 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Leapfrog | SW 6431 | 4.75 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Talipot Palm | SW 6726 | 6.14 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Pickle | SW 6725 | 6.64 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Leaflet | SW 9674 | 6.91 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Reseda Green SW 9040 · lighter, LRV 26.2
- Leapfrog SW 6431 · lighter, LRV 26.3
- Leaflet SW 9674 · lighter, LRV 29.5
- Inland SW 6452 · darker, LRV 21.9
- Talipot Palm SW 6726 · darker, LRV 18.8
- Garden Grove SW 6445 · darker, LRV 18.2
Colors that go with Dill
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Dill:
- Cottage Cream SW 7678
- Sequin SW 6394
- Spinach White SW 6434
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Kismet SW 6830 · complementary (180°)
- Rural Green SW 6418 · analogous (−30°)
- Alexandrite SW 0060 · analogous (+30°)
- Secure Blue SW 6508 · triadic (120°)
- Rita's Rouge SW 9003 · triadic (240°)
Dill vs popular colors
- Evergreen Fog (Sherwin-Williams SW 9130, ΔE 13.6) is lighter (LRV 30.4 vs 24.0), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 16.7) is darker (LRV 18.8 vs 24.0), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Saybrook Sage (Benjamin Moore HC-114, ΔE 17.0) is lighter (LRV 45.5 vs 24.0), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.