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Surf Green SW 6473
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated blue-green (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Surf Green sits at L* 53.5, a* -16.7, b* 1.4. Its hue angle is 175° and its chroma is 16.7, so it reads as an outright blue-green rather than a neutral. It classifies as cool. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 27%.
LRV 21.4: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 21.4, Surf Green is lighter than 28% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Surf Green
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palm Trees | 642 | 3.23 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Shenandoah | 684 | 3.71 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Waterbury Green | HC-136 | 3.71 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Surf Green
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garland | 470F-5 | 2.72 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Green Adirondack | PPF-35 | 3.08 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Dark Jade | MQ6-43 | 3.28 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juniper | SW 9679 | 3.33 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Lagoon | SW 6480 | 3.90 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Grandview | SW 6466 | 4.73 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Teal Stencil | SW 0018 | 5.23 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Alexandrite | SW 0060 | 5.25 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Jadite | SW 6459 | 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.
- Grandview SW 6466 · lighter, LRV 25.3
- Peacock Plume SW 0020 · lighter, LRV 27.5
- Parisian Patina SW 9041 · lighter, LRV 29.7
- Jadite SW 6459 · darker, LRV 19.6
- Teal Stencil SW 0018 · darker, LRV 19.2
- Kendal Green SW 6467 · darker, LRV 16.3
Colors that go with Surf Green
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Surf Green:
- Fragile Beauty SW 7553
- Steamed Milk SW 7554
- Green Trance SW 6462
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Ruby Violet SW 9076 · complementary (180°)
- Gallery Green SW 0015 · analogous (−30°)
- Lagoon SW 6480 · analogous (+30°)
- Mythical SW 6550 · triadic (120°)
- Mocha SW 6067 · triadic (240°)
Surf Green vs popular colors
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 8.1) is lighter (LRV 25.1 vs 21.4), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 14.8) is darker (LRV 18.8 vs 21.4), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Evergreen Fog (Sherwin-Williams SW 9130, ΔE 15.3) is lighter (LRV 30.4 vs 21.4), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.