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Vegan SW 6738
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, Vegan sits at L* 73.9, a* -25.5, b* 15.8. Its hue angle is 148° and its chroma is 30.0, 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 63%.
LRV 46.7: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 46.7, Vegan is lighter than 58% 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 Vegan
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gumdrop | 564 | 2.49 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Branch Brook Green | 572 | 3.20 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Meadowlands Green | 2036-40 | 4.27 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Vegan
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country Weekend | MQ6-40 | 1.02 | Very close | |
| Garden Swing | M410-4 | 1.58 | Very close | |
| Willow Hedge | P410-4 | 1.89 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lark Green | SW 6745 | 3.06 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Rally Green | SW 6934 | 4.82 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Frosted Emerald | SW 9035 | 5.15 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Retro Mint | SW 9036 | 5.31 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Picnic | SW 6731 | 5.66 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Clean Green | SW 6933 | 5.77 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Oh Pistachio SW 9033 · lighter, LRV 53.1
- Retro Mint SW 9036 · lighter, LRV 54.2
- Kiwi SW 6737 · lighter, LRV 58.2
- Frosted Emerald SW 9035 · darker, LRV 37.3
- Lounge Green SW 6444 · darker, LRV 35.6
- Julep SW 6746 · darker, LRV 32.4
Colors that go with Vegan
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Vegan:
- Creamy SW 7012
- Naturel SW 7542
- Spinach White SW 6434
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Queenly SW 6977 · complementary (180°)
- Great Green SW 6430 · analogous (−30°)
- Larchmere SW 6752 · analogous (+30°)
- Blue Beyond SW 6961 · triadic (120°)
- Coral Bead SW 6873 · triadic (240°)
Vegan vs popular colors
- Saybrook Sage (Benjamin Moore HC-114, ΔE 13.1) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Guilford Green (Benjamin Moore HC-116, ΔE 14.2) is lighter (LRV 57.2 vs 46.7), more red/pink, more muted.
- Soft Fern (Benjamin Moore 2144-40, ΔE 14.8) is lighter (LRV 56.7 vs 46.7), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.