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Green Bay SW 6481
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, Green Bay sits at L* 40.2, a* -19.9, b* -3.5. Its hue angle is 190° and its chroma is 20.2, 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 28%.
LRV 11.4: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 11.4, Green Bay is lighter than 13% 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 Green Bay
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casco Bay | 2051-30 | 2.54 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Pine Green | 2051-20 | 3.89 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Juniper | 2048-20 | 4.25 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Green Bay
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beta Fish | M450-7 | 1.99 | Very close | |
| Verdant Forest | MQ6-05 | 2.42 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Verdant Forest | MQ6-5 | 2.42 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Really Teal | SW 6489 | 4.62 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Raging Sea | SW 6474 | 5.07 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Poseidon | SW 6762 | 5.66 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Maxi Teal | SW 6769 | 5.99 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Deep Sea Dive | SW 7618 | 6.63 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Tabriz Teal | SW 2937 | 7.02 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Raging Sea SW 6474 · lighter, LRV 13.7
- Maxi Teal SW 6769 · lighter, LRV 12.7
- Grand Canal SW 6488 · lighter, LRV 16.2
- Really Teal SW 6489 · darker, LRV 9.7
- Tabriz Teal SW 2937 · darker, LRV 0.0
- Cape Verde SW 6482 · darker, LRV 6.8
Colors that go with Green Bay
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Green Bay:
- Gossamer Veil SW 9165
- Gentle Grape SW 9074
- Glimmer SW 6476
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Alaea SW 7579 · complementary (180°)
- Kale Green SW 6460 · analogous (−30°)
- Mosaic Tile SW 2938 · analogous (+30°)
- Plummy SW 6558 · triadic (120°)
- Coconut Husk SW 6111 · triadic (240°)
Green Bay vs popular colors
- Hunter Green (Benjamin Moore 2041-10, ΔE 12.5) is darker (LRV 6.4 vs 11.4), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Salamander (Benjamin Moore 2050-10, ΔE 16.4) is darker (LRV 5.7 vs 11.4), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 17.0) is lighter (LRV 25.1 vs 11.4), more red/pink, more muted.