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Willowleaf SW 9649
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Undertone: Noticeable green undertone
In CIELAB, Willowleaf sits at L* 55.8, a* -3.0, b* 6.2. Its hue angle is 116° and its chroma is 6.9, so it leans green clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as neutral-warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 36%.
LRV 23.7: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 23.7, Willowleaf is lighter than 31% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Willowleaf
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antique Pewter | 1560 | 2.20 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cos Cob Stonewall | 1483 | 2.29 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Desert Twilight | 2137-40 | 2.50 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Willowleaf
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naturalist Gray | N380-5 | 2.51 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Compass | T12-11 | 2.67 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Incognito | N370-5 | 2.82 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Road | SW 7743 | 1.62 | Very close | |
| Link Gray | SW 6200 | 3.50 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Retreat | SW 6207 | 3.52 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Dried Thyme | SW 6186 | 3.84 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Connected Gray | SW 6165 | 3.93 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Lauriston Stone | SW 9593 | 4.07 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Hammered Silver SW 2840 · lighter, LRV 26.4
- Studio Clay SW 9172 · lighter, LRV 27.1
- Quarry Stone SW 9603 · lighter, LRV 27.3
- Cityscape SW 7067 · darker, LRV 21.8
- Going Grey SW 9554 · darker, LRV 21.6
- Rookwood Blue Green SW 2811 · darker, LRV 21.4
Colors that go with Willowleaf
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Gris Morado SW 9156 · complementary (180°)
- Terrain SW 9613 · analogous (−30°)
- Taiga SW 9654 · analogous (+30°)
- Blustery Sky SW 9140 · triadic (120°)
- Enigma SW 6018 · triadic (240°)
Willowleaf vs popular colors
- Evergreen Fog (Sherwin-Williams SW 9130, ΔE 5.5) is lighter (LRV 30.4 vs 23.7).
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 7.0) is darker (LRV 18.8 vs 23.7), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, ΔE 9.1) is darker (LRV 17.4 vs 23.7), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.