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Shamrock SW 6454
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, Shamrock sits at L* 30.5, a* -24.2, b* 12.2. Its hue angle is 153° and its chroma is 27.1, 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 6.4: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 6.4, Shamrock is lighter than 6% 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 Shamrock
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainforest Foliage | 2040-10 | 3.73 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Buffett Green | CW-535 | 4.01 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Deep Green | 2039-10 | 6.40 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Shamrock
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresh Herbs | PMD-25 | 6.31 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Windy Pine | 470D-7 | 6.85 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Chopped Chive | S-H-460 | 8.61 | Same family only |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perennial Green | SW 2932 | 1.01 | Very close | |
| Greenhouse | SW 2933 | 2.22 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Derbyshire | SW 6741 | 4.96 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Espalier | SW 6734 | 5.09 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Evergreens | SW 6447 | 6.74 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Isle of Pines | SW 6461 | 6.78 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Evergreens SW 6447 · lighter, LRV 8.5
- Derbyshire SW 6741 · lighter, LRV 8.7
- Espalier SW 6734 · lighter, LRV 9.1
- Greenhouse SW 2933 · darker, LRV 0.0
Colors that go with Shamrock
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Shamrock:
- Oyster White SW 7637
- Ethereal Mood SW 7639
- White Mint SW 6441
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Kimono Violet SW 6839 · complementary (180°)
- Arugula SW 6446 · analogous (−30°)
- Cape Verde SW 6482 · analogous (+30°)
- Indigo SW 6531 · triadic (120°)
- Crabby Apple SW 7592 · triadic (240°)
Shamrock vs popular colors
- Hunter Green (Benjamin Moore 2041-10, ΔE 9.7) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Essex Green (Benjamin Moore HC-188, ΔE 13.4) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Salamander (Benjamin Moore 2050-10, ΔE 16.1) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.