Acanthus (SW 0029)
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Acanthus (SW 0029) is a light, warm green from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 60, so it reflects about 60 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Acanthus
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Acanthus by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Acanthus, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Soft Fern | 2144-40 | 56.7 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Chilled Cucumber | BIC-13 | 59.6 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Olive White | 6005-3A | 61 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Only Olive | 1123-4 | 59 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams green colors nearest to Acanthus (LRV 60) by LRV.
Lighter than Acanthus
Darker than Acanthus
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 0029 |
| Hex | #CDCDB4 |
| RGB | 205, 205, 180 |
| HSL | 60°, 20%, 75% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 60 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.8, -4.3, 12.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Acanthus (SW 0029), published as #CDCDB4
#BCC3B2
#DED7B4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Acanthus (SW 0029)?
- Acanthus has an LRV of 60. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Acanthus is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Acanthus in another brand?
- Olive White (Valspar 6005-3A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Acanthus warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Acanthus as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 12.5; 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.