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Jadite SW 6459
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, Jadite sits at L* 51.4, a* -16.5, b* 8.2. Its hue angle is 154° and its chroma is 18.4, 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 46%.
LRV 19.6: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 19.6, Jadite is lighter than 25% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Jadite
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Grove | 636 | 1.56 | Very close | |
| Webster Green | HC-130 | 1.56 | Very close | |
| Fairmont Green | HC-127 | 1.84 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Jadite
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garden Greenery | BIC-55 | 1.75 | Very close | |
| Greener Pastures | S410-6 | 2.95 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Dark Jade | MQ6-43 | 3.07 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juniper | SW 9679 | 3.26 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Gallery Green | SW 0015 | 4.05 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Kendal Green | SW 6467 | 4.48 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Inland | SW 6452 | 4.65 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Alexandrite | SW 0060 | 4.78 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Surf Green | SW 6473 | 5.27 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Rookwood Blue Green SW 2811 · lighter, LRV 21.4
- Surf Green SW 6473 · lighter, LRV 21.4
- Gallery Green SW 0015 · lighter, LRV 21.7
- Kendal Green SW 6467 · darker, LRV 16.3
- Cilantro SW 6453 · darker, LRV 14.3
- Raging Sea SW 6474 · darker, LRV 13.7
Colors that go with Jadite
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Jadite:
- Aged White SW 9180
- Farro SW 9103
- Fleeting Green SW 6455
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Veri Berri SW 9069 · complementary (180°)
- Artichoke SW 6179 · analogous (−30°)
- Lagoon SW 6480 · analogous (+30°)
- Searching Blue SW 6536 · triadic (120°)
- Reddened Earth SW 6053 · triadic (240°)
Jadite vs popular colors
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 11.7) is lighter (LRV 25.1 vs 19.6), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 14.0) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Evergreen Fog (Sherwin-Williams SW 9130, ΔE 15.4) is lighter (LRV 30.4 vs 19.6), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.