Blarney Stone (PPG 1226-7)
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Blarney Stone (PPG 1226-7) is a very deep, warm green from PPG Paints: LRV 14, so it reflects about 14 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Blarney Stone
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Blarney Stone by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. PPG Paints did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Blarney Stone, 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 | Greenbelt | SW 6927 | 12 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Cactus Green | 2035-20 | 14.2 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Pine Grove | 460B-7 | 13.9 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Luscious Green | 6010-7 | 18 | 6.0 | clearly different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints green colors nearest to Blarney Stone (LRV 14) by LRV.
Lighter than Blarney Stone
Darker than Blarney Stone
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1226-7 |
| Hex | #027944 |
| RGB | 2, 121, 68 |
| HSL | 153°, 97%, 24% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 14 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 44.4, -42.0, 21.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Blarney Stone (PPG 1226-7), published as #027944
#006F43
#2A8343
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Blarney Stone (PPG 1226-7)?
- Blarney Stone has an LRV of 14. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Blarney Stone is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Blarney Stone in another brand?
- Cactus Green (BM 2035-20) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 2.3 (noticeably different).
- Is Blarney Stone warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Blarney Stone as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 21.1; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). 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.