Home › Sherwin-Williams › Green › Romaine
Romaine SW 6730
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, Romaine sits at L* 82.0, a* -12.7, b* 16.3. Its hue angle is 128° and its chroma is 20.7, 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 72%.
LRV 60.3: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 60.3, Romaine is lighter than 73% of Sherwin-Williams colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Romaine
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landscape | 430 | 1.30 | Very close | |
| Corn Stalk | 542 | 2.60 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Kittery Point Green | HC-119 | 2.99 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Romaine
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spice Garden | M370-3 | 2.15 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Marjoram | M360-4 | 2.71 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Peridot | 430C-3 | 3.07 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jardin | SW 6723 | 0.62 | Practically identical | |
| Bonsai Tint | SW 6436 | 2.51 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Relish | SW 6443 | 2.94 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Valleyview | SW 9673 | 3.02 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Baize Green | SW 6429 | 3.94 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cucumber | SW 6722 | 4.82 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Topiary Tint SW 6449 · lighter, LRV 65.3
- Supreme Green SW 6442 · lighter, LRV 68.8
- Honeydew SW 6428 · lighter, LRV 70.7
- Relish SW 6443 · darker, LRV 55.2
- Oh Pistachio SW 9033 · darker, LRV 53.1
- Recycled Glass SW 7747 · darker, LRV 51.0
Colors that go with Romaine
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Romaine:
- Westhighland White SW 7566
- Felted Wool SW 9171
- Sprout SW 6427
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Free Spirit SW 6973 · complementary (180°)
- Rice Paddy SW 6414 · analogous (−30°)
- Retro Mint SW 9036 · analogous (+30°)
- Porch Ceiling SW 9063 · triadic (120°)
- In the Pink SW 6583 · triadic (240°)
Romaine vs popular colors
- Guilford Green (Benjamin Moore HC-116, ΔE 5.7) is darker (LRV 57.2 vs 60.3), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Soft Fern (Benjamin Moore 2144-40, ΔE 7.0) is darker (LRV 56.7 vs 60.3), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Saybrook Sage (Benjamin Moore HC-114, ΔE 8.8) is darker (LRV 45.5 vs 60.3), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.