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Dancing Green SW 6716
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Undertone: Saturated green (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Dancing Green sits at L* 80.5, a* -12.7, b* 30.0. Its hue angle is 113° and its chroma is 32.6, so it reads as an outright green rather than a neutral. It classifies as neutral-warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 87%.
LRV 57.8: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 57.8, Dancing Green is lighter than 70% of Sherwin-Williams colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Dancing 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shades of Spring | 537 | 2.38 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sweet Daphne | 529 | 3.00 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Green Hydrangea | CSP-850 | 3.52 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Dancing 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corn Husk Green | 400D-4 | 2.86 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cricket Field | P370-4 | 3.04 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Soda Pop | P360-4 | 3.13 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primavera | SW 9031 | 4.39 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Mélange Green | SW 6710 | 4.63 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Gleeful | SW 6709 | 4.66 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Shagreen | SW 6422 | 4.96 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Baize Green | SW 6429 | 6.04 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Baby Bok Choy | SW 9037 | 6.14 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Gleeful SW 6709 · lighter, LRV 65.7
- Impetuous SW 6916 · lighter, LRV 66.6
- Lively Yellow SW 6702 · lighter, LRV 68.0
- Hearts of Palm SW 6415 · darker, LRV 53.8
- Mélange Green SW 6710 · darker, LRV 52.7
- Baby Bok Choy SW 9037 · darker, LRV 47.1
Colors that go with Dancing Green
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Dancing Green:
- Fenland SW 7544
- Convivial Yellow SW 6393
- Roman Column SW 7562
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Awesome Violet SW 6815 · complementary (180°)
- Sequin SW 6394 · analogous (−30°)
- Clean Green SW 6933 · analogous (+30°)
- Candid Blue SW 6953 · triadic (120°)
- Partytime SW 6849 · triadic (240°)
Dancing Green vs popular colors
- Beacon Hill Damask (Benjamin Moore HC-2, ΔE 7.7) is lighter (LRV 68.0 vs 57.8), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Guilford Green (Benjamin Moore HC-116, ΔE 7.9) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Soft Fern (Benjamin Moore 2144-40, ΔE 10.0) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.