Sporting Green (Behr HDC-CL-21)
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Sporting Green (Behr HDC-CL-21) is a very deep, neutral gray from Behr: LRV 6.8, so it reflects about 7 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sporting Green
Three Behr colors picked for Sporting Green by this site's color math: a trim white, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Behr did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Sporting Green, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Olympic Range | SW 7750 | 7 | 1.8 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Topsoil | CC-692 | 7.6 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Aged Pine | 6011-5 | 7 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Dark As Night | 14-05 | 6 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr gray colors nearest to Sporting Green (LRV 6.8 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Sporting Green
Darker than Sporting Green
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | HDC-CL-21 |
| Hex | #434C47 |
| RGB | 67, 76, 71 |
| HSL | 147°, 6%, 28% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 6.8 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 31.4, -4.8, 1.7 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sporting Green (Behr HDC-CL-21), published as #434C47
#344445
#525547
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sporting Green (Behr HDC-CL-21)?
- Sporting Green has an LRV of 6.8 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sporting Green is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Sporting Green in another brand?
- Olympic Range (SW 7750) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.8 (very close).
- Is Sporting Green warm or cool?
- Behr lists Sporting Green as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 1.7; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); LRV is not published by Behr for this color and is estimated here from the color's own hex value. Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.