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Green Earth SW 7748
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Undertone: Noticeable yellow undertone
In CIELAB, Green Earth sits at L* 62.5, a* -3.0, b* 11.3. Its hue angle is 105° and its chroma is 11.7, so it leans yellow clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 50%.
LRV 31.1: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 31.1, Green Earth is lighter than 40% 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 Green Earth
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creekside Green | 2141-40 | 0.77 | Practically identical | |
| Gettysburg Gray | HC-107 | 1.76 | Very close | |
| Raintree Green | CC-560 | 2.16 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Green Earth
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milk Thistle | MQ6-26 | 1.48 | Very close | |
| Dusty Olive | PPU8-20 | 1.88 | Very close | |
| Aged Eucalyptus | BNC-27 | 2.01 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| At Ease Soldier | SW 9127 | 1.73 | Very close | |
| Green Onyx | SW 9128 | 2.32 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Honed Soapstone | SW 9126 | 2.47 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Canal Street | SW 9523 | 2.68 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Evergreen Fog | SW 9130 | 3.51 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Featherstone | SW 9518 | 3.61 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Worn Khaki SW 9527 · lighter, LRV 33.5
- Threshold Taupe SW 7501 · lighter, LRV 33.6
- Green Sprout SW 7728 · lighter, LRV 33.9
- Canal Street SW 9523 · darker, LRV 28.8
- Featherstone SW 9518 · darker, LRV 28.5
- Cocoa Whip SW 9084 · darker, LRV 28.3
Colors that go with Green Earth
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Green Earth:
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Dusty Heather SW 9073 · complementary (180°)
- Sanderling SW 7513 · analogous (−30°)
- Jade Dragon SW 9129 · analogous (+30°)
- Tranquil Aqua SW 7611 · triadic (120°)
- Thistle SW 6283 · triadic (240°)
Green Earth vs popular colors
- Evergreen Fog (Sherwin-Williams SW 9130, ΔE 3.5) is about as light, more blue/cool, more muted.
- Beige Gray (Benjamin Moore ES-51, ΔE 6.2) is lighter (LRV 40.6 vs 31.1), more yellow/warm, more red/pink.
- Sea Gull Gray (Benjamin Moore ES-72, ΔE 6.9) is lighter (LRV 40.2 vs 31.1), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.