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Festival Green SW 6923
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, Festival Green sits at L* 61.8, a* -35.5, b* 47.0. Its hue angle is 127° and its chroma is 58.9, 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 95%.
LRV 30.1: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 30.1, Festival Green is lighter than 38% 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 Festival 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosemary Green | 2029-30 | 2.23 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Baby Fern | 2029-20 | 3.25 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Pleasant Grove | 552 | 4.03 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Festival 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caterpillar | 430B-6 | 2.24 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Pepper Grass | 420B-7 | 4.01 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Sparkling Apple | S-G-430 | 4.11 | Similar, clearly different |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jolly Green | SW 6931 | 2.34 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Straightforward Green | SW 6935 | 6.07 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Outrageous Green | SW 6922 | 7.36 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Organic Green | SW 6732 | 8.00 | Same family only | |
| Overt Green | SW 6718 | 8.40 | Same family only | |
| Pickle | SW 6725 | 8.76 | Same family only |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Outrageous Green SW 6922 · lighter, LRV 39.6
- Laudable Lime SW 6930 · lighter, LRV 44.0
- Direct Green SW 6924 · darker, LRV 19.3
Colors that go with Festival Green
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Festival Green:
- Samovar Silver SW 6233
- Web Gray SW 7075
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Kismet SW 6830 · complementary (180°)
- High Strung SW 6705 · analogous (−30°)
- Jitterbug Jade SW 6987 · analogous (+30°)
- Dynamic Blue SW 6958 · triadic (120°)
- Zany Pink SW 6858 · triadic (240°)
Festival Green vs popular colors
- Saybrook Sage (Benjamin Moore HC-114, ΔE 20.6) is lighter (LRV 45.5 vs 30.1), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Evergreen Fog (Sherwin-Williams SW 9130, ΔE 21.0) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Guilford Green (Benjamin Moore HC-116, ΔE 22.4) is lighter (LRV 57.2 vs 30.1), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.