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Courtyard SW 6440
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, Courtyard sits at L* 35.4, a* -11.4, b* 10.6. Its hue angle is 137° and its chroma is 15.6, 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 69%.
LRV 8.6: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 8.6, Courtyard is lighter than 9% 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 Courtyard
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chimichurri | CSP-810 | 3.69 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Colonial Verdigris | CW-530 | 3.96 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Martha's Vineyard | 630 | 4.01 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Courtyard
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chard | MQ6-49 | 1.71 | Very close | |
| Fresh Pine | 440F-7 | 2.94 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Lush Grass | ECC-48-3 | 3.44 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreens | SW 6447 | 2.48 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Isle of Pines | SW 6461 | 2.92 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Vogue Green | SW 0065 | 3.08 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Rock Garden | SW 6195 | 4.41 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Billiard Green | SW 0016 | 4.68 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Olivetone | SW 9670 | 5.05 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Rookwood Dark Green SW 2816 · lighter, LRV 10.1
- Olivetone SW 9670 · lighter, LRV 10.9
- Kale Green SW 6460 · lighter, LRV 12.7
- Foxhall Green SW 9184 · darker, LRV 6.7
- Laurel Woods SW 7749 · darker, LRV 6.3
- Dard Hunter Green SW 0041 · darker, LRV 6.1
Colors that go with Courtyard
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Courtyard:
- Origami White SW 7636
- Fawn Brindle SW 7640
- Spinach White SW 6434
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Plummy SW 6558 · complementary (180°)
- Secret Garden SW 6181 · analogous (−30°)
- Hunt Club SW 6468 · analogous (+30°)
- Indigo Batik SW 7602 · triadic (120°)
- Deep Maroon SW 0072 · triadic (240°)
Courtyard vs popular colors
- Hunter Green (Benjamin Moore 2041-10, ΔE 9.5) is darker (LRV 6.4 vs 8.6), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Essex Green (Benjamin Moore HC-188, ΔE 12.3) is darker (LRV 5.6 vs 8.6), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Urbane Bronze (Sherwin-Williams SW 7048, ΔE 13.3) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.