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Spearmint SW 6465
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Undertone: Noticeable green undertone
In CIELAB, Spearmint sits at L* 70.9, a* -14.2, b* 3.9. Its hue angle is 165° and its chroma is 14.8, 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 31%.
LRV 42.2: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 42.2, Spearmint is lighter than 53% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Reads clearly as a color. Best in rooms with good natural light, or as an accent wall; small dark rooms may feel smaller.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Spearmint
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covington Blue | HC-138 | 2.44 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| St. Lucia Teal | 683 | 2.67 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Appalachian Trail | 633 | 2.93 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Spearmint
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nile River | S420-3 | 1.73 | Very close | |
| Sunstone | M430-4 | 1.98 | Very close | |
| Spring Stream | PPU12-7 | 2.89 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vintage Vessel | SW 9050 | 1.57 | Very close | |
| Burma Jade | SW 2862 | 1.67 | Very close | |
| Restful | SW 6458 | 2.17 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Kind Green | SW 6457 | 4.83 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Hazel | SW 6471 | 4.95 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Verdigreen | SW 9042 | 5.01 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Festoon Aqua SW 0019 · lighter, LRV 46.6
- Quietude SW 6212 · lighter, LRV 47.6
- Fresh Eucalyptus SW 9658 · lighter, LRV 48.2
- Restful SW 6458 · darker, LRV 39.2
- Drizzle SW 6479 · darker, LRV 38.9
- Halcyon Green SW 6213 · darker, LRV 38.5
Colors that go with Spearmint
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Spearmint:
- Breaktime SW 6463
- Sunny Veranda SW 9017
- Green Trance SW 6462
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Damsel SW 7576 · complementary (180°)
- Nurture Green SW 6451 · analogous (−30°)
- Blithe Blue SW 9052 · analogous (+30°)
- Awesome Violet SW 6815 · triadic (120°)
- Sandbank SW 6052 · triadic (240°)
Spearmint vs popular colors
- Saybrook Sage (Benjamin Moore HC-114, ΔE 9.5) is lighter (LRV 45.5 vs 42.2), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Oyster Bay (Sherwin-Williams SW 6206, ΔE 10.1) is lighter (LRV 44.1 vs 42.2), more red/pink, more muted.
- Palladian Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-144, ΔE 10.4) is lighter (LRV 60.4 vs 42.2), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.