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Garden Grove SW 6445
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Undertone: Saturated green (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Garden Grove sits at L* 49.8, a* -20.0, b* 18.1. Its hue angle is 138° and its chroma is 27.0, 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 70%.
LRV 18.2: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 18.2, Garden Grove is lighter than 23% 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 Grove
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raleigh Green | CW-525 | 3.08 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Courtyard Green | 546 | 4.67 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Fairmont Green | HC-127 | 4.67 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Garden Grove
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuscan Herbs | S400-6 | 2.87 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Torrey Pine | 450D-7 | 2.95 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Grassy Field | 440D-6 | 3.88 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talipot Palm | SW 6726 | 4.56 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Inland | SW 6452 | 4.61 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Kilkenny | SW 6740 | 5.06 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Grasshopper | SW 6733 | 5.41 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Cilantro | SW 6453 | 5.44 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Greenfield | SW 6439 | 5.63 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Inland SW 6452 · lighter, LRV 21.9
- Dill SW 6438 · lighter, LRV 24.0
- Reseda Green SW 9040 · lighter, LRV 26.2
- Greenfield SW 6439 · darker, LRV 15.1
- Houseplant SW 6727 · darker, LRV 14.3
- Cilantro SW 6453 · darker, LRV 14.3
Colors that go with Garden Grove
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Garden Grove:
- Nebulous White SW 7063
- Iron Ore SW 7069
- White Mint SW 6441
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Veri Berri SW 9069 · complementary (180°)
- Garden Spot SW 6432 · analogous (−30°)
- Ionian SW 6754 · analogous (+30°)
- Sapphire SW 6963 · triadic (120°)
- Redbud SW 6312 · triadic (240°)
Garden Grove vs popular colors
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 16.4) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 17.4) is lighter (LRV 25.1 vs 18.2), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Evergreen Fog (Sherwin-Williams SW 9130, ΔE 17.9) is lighter (LRV 30.4 vs 18.2), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.