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Active Green SW 6986
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, Active Green sits at L* 75.5, a* -37.5, b* 10.8. Its hue angle is 164° and its chroma is 39.0, 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 55%.
LRV 49.4: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 49.4, Active Green is lighter than 61% 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 Active 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliffside Park | 579 | 1.63 | Very close | |
| Adam Green | 2037-40 | 3.02 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Monmouth Green | 2038-40 | 3.49 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Active 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intense Jade | 470B-4 | 1.60 | Very close | |
| Menthol | P420-4 | 2.74 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Gem Silica | P420-4A | 2.74 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lark Green | SW 6745 | 5.78 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Green Jewel | SW 6985 | 6.12 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Vegan | SW 6738 | 6.74 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Larchmere | SW 6752 | 7.18 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Synergy | SW 6938 | 7.76 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Retro Mint | SW 9036 | 7.80 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Green Jewel SW 6985 · lighter, LRV 60.2
- Synergy SW 6938 · darker, LRV 43.0
- Frosted Emerald SW 9035 · darker, LRV 37.3
- Julep SW 6746 · darker, LRV 32.4
Colors that go with Active Green
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Active Green:
- Straw Harvest SW 7698
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Prominent Pink SW 6846 · complementary (180°)
- Picnic SW 6731 · analogous (−30°)
- Mariner SW 6766 · analogous (+30°)
- Celestial SW 6808 · triadic (120°)
- Stone Fruit SW 9699 · triadic (240°)
Active Green vs popular colors
- Palladian Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-144, ΔE 17.6) is lighter (LRV 60.4 vs 49.4), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Saybrook Sage (Benjamin Moore HC-114, ΔE 17.6) is darker (LRV 45.5 vs 49.4), more red/pink, more muted.
- Guilford Green (Benjamin Moore HC-116, ΔE 18.7) is lighter (LRV 57.2 vs 49.4), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.