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Lucky Green SW 6926
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, Lucky Green sits at L* 49.5, a* -40.7, b* 20.1. Its hue angle is 154° and its chroma is 45.4, 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 75%.
LRV 17.9: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 17.9, Lucky Green is lighter than 23% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Lucky 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nile Green | 2035-30 | 1.93 | Very close | |
| Jade Green | 2037-20 | 2.19 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Irish Moss | 2036-20 | 3.27 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Lucky 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorophyll | 460B-6 | 2.05 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Green Grass | 450B-7 | 3.08 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Exquisite Emerald | P420-6 | 3.40 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argyle | SW 6747 | 2.73 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Kilkenny | SW 6740 | 4.22 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Envy | SW 6925 | 6.01 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Grasshopper | SW 6733 | 6.05 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Greenbelt | SW 6927 | 7.33 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Jitterbug Jade | SW 6987 | 8.47 | Same family only |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Jitterbug Jade SW 6987 · lighter, LRV 25.0
- Eco Green SW 6739 · lighter, LRV 31.8
- Julep SW 6746 · lighter, LRV 32.4
- Greenbelt SW 6927 · darker, LRV 12.4
- Greens SW 6748 · darker, LRV 10.0
- Derbyshire SW 6741 · darker, LRV 8.7
Colors that go with Lucky Green
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Lucky Green:
- First Star SW 7646
- Peppercorn SW 7674
- Pure White SW 7005
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Verve Violet SW 6979 · complementary (180°)
- Paradise SW 6720 · analogous (−30°)
- Nifty Turquoise SW 6941 · analogous (+30°)
- Sapphire SW 6963 · triadic (120°)
- Peppery SW 6615 · triadic (240°)
Lucky Green vs popular colors
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 21.5) is lighter (LRV 25.1 vs 17.9), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 22.0) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Evergreen Fog (Sherwin-Williams SW 9130, ΔE 23.2) is lighter (LRV 30.4 vs 17.9), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.