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Humorous Green SW 6918
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Undertone: Saturated yellow (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Humorous Green sits at L* 73.9, a* -9.4, b* 63.8. Its hue angle is 98° and its chroma is 64.5, 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 97%.
LRV 46.5: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 46.5, Humorous Green 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 Humorous 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 | 1.97 | Very close | |
| Citrus Burst | 364 | 2.61 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Chartreuse | 2024-10 | 2.79 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Humorous 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cilantro Lime | P340-5A | 2.88 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Pepperoncini | HDC-SM16-10 | 4.24 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Green Neon | P340-6 | 4.36 | Similar, clearly different |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hep Green | SW 6704 | 3.19 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Limón Fresco | SW 9030 | 3.48 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Fusion | SW 6919 | 4.59 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Nervy Hue | SW 6917 | 4.71 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Frolic | SW 6703 | 5.39 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Eye Catching | SW 6914 | 6.36 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Limón Fresco SW 9030 · lighter, LRV 49.8
- Eye Catching SW 6914 · lighter, LRV 50.1
- Nervy Hue SW 6917 · lighter, LRV 55.6
- Citronella SW 6915 · darker, LRV 41.3
- Fusion SW 6919 · darker, LRV 39.6
- High Strung SW 6705 · darker, LRV 31.5
Colors that go with Humorous Green
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Humorous Green:
- Eider White SW 7014
- Dovetail SW 7018
- Pure White SW 7005
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°)
Humorous Green vs popular colors
- Concord Ivory (Benjamin Moore HC-12, ΔE 12.2) is lighter (LRV 60.0 vs 46.5), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Hawthorne Yellow (Benjamin Moore HC-4, ΔE 15.0) is lighter (LRV 71.3 vs 46.5), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Natural (Benjamin Moore ES-10, ΔE 15.7) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.