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Aloe SW 6464
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Undertone: Noticeable green undertone
In CIELAB, Aloe sits at L* 78.8, a* -12.8, b* 3.6. Its hue angle is 164° and its chroma is 13.3, so it leans green clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as neutral-warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 32%.
LRV 54.8: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 54.8, Aloe is lighter than 67% of Sherwin-Williams colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Aloe
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridal Bouquet | 632 | 0.68 | Practically identical | |
| Let It Rain | 639 | 1.93 | Very close | |
| Warm Springs | 682 | 2.49 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Aloe
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wintergreen Dream | M430-3 | 1.63 | Very close | |
| Jazzy Jade | T13-12 | 2.01 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Baby Aqua | M440-3 | 2.21 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kind Green | SW 6457 | 2.54 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Hazel | SW 6471 | 2.95 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Blue Sky | SW 0063 | 3.50 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Reclining Green | SW 6744 | 4.57 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Waterscape | SW 6470 | 4.87 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Breaktime | SW 6463 | 5.19 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Blue Sky SW 0063 · lighter, LRV 58.6
- Copen Blue SW 0068 · lighter, LRV 58.6
- Refresh SW 6751 · lighter, LRV 58.7
- Kind Green SW 6457 · darker, LRV 50.5
- Easy Green SW 6450 · darker, LRV 50.1
- Hazel SW 6471 · darker, LRV 49.9
Colors that go with Aloe
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Aloe:
- Muddled Basil SW 7745
- Sassy Green SW 6416
- Green Trance SW 6462
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Irresistible SW 6562 · complementary (180°)
- Holly Glen SW 9678 · analogous (−30°)
- Raindrop SW 6485 · analogous (+30°)
- Agapanthus SW 9066 · triadic (120°)
- Pink Shadow SW 0070 · triadic (240°)
Aloe vs popular colors
- Palladian Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-144, ΔE 5.9) is lighter (LRV 60.4 vs 54.8), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Smoke (Benjamin Moore 2122-40, ΔE 9.1) is lighter (LRV 56.4 vs 54.8), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Saybrook Sage (Benjamin Moore HC-114, ΔE 9.3) is darker (LRV 45.5 vs 54.8), more yellow/warm, more red/pink.