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Hep Green SW 6704
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated yellow (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Hep Green sits at L* 72.0, a* -5.8, b* 55.5. Its hue angle is 96° and its chroma is 55.8, so it reads as an outright yellow rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 94%.
LRV 43.6: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 43.6, Hep Green is lighter than 55% 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 Hep 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bright Gold | 371 | 3.09 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sweet Vibrations | 391 | 4.15 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Angel's Trumpet | 278 | 4.45 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Hep 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margarita | P330-6 | 2.29 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Citronette | HDC-MD-03 | 3.51 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sweet & Sour | P320-7 | 3.79 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limón Fresco | SW 9030 | 3.00 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Humorous Green | SW 6918 | 3.19 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Parakeet | SW 6711 | 5.41 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Nervy Hue | SW 6917 | 5.46 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Fusion | SW 6919 | 5.53 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Frolic | SW 6703 | 5.62 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Gambol Gold SW 6690 · lighter, LRV 47.8
- Limón Fresco SW 9030 · lighter, LRV 49.8
- Eye Catching SW 6914 · lighter, LRV 50.1
- Kingdom Gold SW 6698 · darker, LRV 40.7
- Fusion SW 6919 · darker, LRV 39.6
- Crispy Gold SW 6699 · darker, LRV 34.6
Colors that go with Hep Green
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Hep Green:
- Snowfall SW 6000
- Black Bean SW 6006
- Daybreak SW 6700
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Blue Beyond SW 6961 · complementary (180°)
- Osage Orange SW 6890 · analogous (−30°)
- Laudable Lime SW 6930 · analogous (+30°)
- Calypso SW 6950 · triadic (120°)
- Prominent Pink SW 6846 · triadic (240°)
Hep Green vs popular colors
- Concord Ivory (Benjamin Moore HC-12, ΔE 11.0) is lighter (LRV 60.0 vs 43.6), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Natural (Benjamin Moore ES-10, ΔE 13.1) is lighter (LRV 45.7 vs 43.6), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Hawthorne Yellow (Benjamin Moore HC-4, ΔE 14.6) is lighter (LRV 71.3 vs 43.6), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.