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Houseplant SW 6727
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated green (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Houseplant sits at L* 44.6, a* -18.7, b* 24.8. Its hue angle is 127° and its chroma is 31.1, 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 84%.
LRV 14.3: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 14.3, Houseplant is lighter than 18% 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 Houseplant
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herb Garden | 434 | 2.89 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Avocado | 2145-10 | 6.76 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Timson Green | CW-470 | 6.76 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Houseplant
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dill Pickle | 420D-7 | 2.03 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Hummingbird Green | MQ6-48 | 2.73 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Mountain Forest | 410D-7 | 3.02 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenfield | SW 6439 | 4.37 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Cilantro | SW 6453 | 5.27 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Garden Spot | SW 6432 | 5.59 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Talipot Palm | SW 6726 | 6.01 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Inverness | SW 6433 | 6.07 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Olivetone | SW 9670 | 6.41 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Garden Spot SW 6432 · lighter, LRV 16.7
- Garden Grove SW 6445 · lighter, LRV 18.2
- Talipot Palm SW 6726 · lighter, LRV 18.8
- Inverness SW 6433 · darker, LRV 11.1
- Olivetone SW 9670 · darker, LRV 10.9
- Arugula SW 6446 · darker, LRV 9.9
Colors that go with Houseplant
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Houseplant:
- Extra White SW 7006
- Studio Clay SW 9172
- Sprout SW 6427
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Clematis SW 6831 · complementary (180°)
- Relentless Olive SW 6425 · analogous (−30°)
- Greenbelt SW 6927 · analogous (+30°)
- Danube SW 6803 · triadic (120°)
- Ruby Shade SW 6572 · triadic (240°)
Houseplant vs popular colors
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 17.6) is lighter (LRV 18.8 vs 14.3), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Hunter Green (Benjamin Moore 2041-10, ΔE 20.1) is darker (LRV 6.4 vs 14.3), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, ΔE 20.2) is lighter (LRV 17.4 vs 14.3), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.