Ruskin Room Green (SW 0042)
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Ruskin Room Green (SW 0042) is a deep, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 36, so it reflects about 36 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Ruskin Room Green
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Ruskin Room Green by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, 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 Ruskin Room 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Nature's Scenery | 1524 | 35.4 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Dried Rosemary | S350-4A | 34.9 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | Gold Infusion | 6007-4A | 34 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Woolen Vest | 1112-5 | 38 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Ruskin Room Green (LRV 36) by LRV.
Lighter than Ruskin Room Green
Darker than Ruskin Room Green
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 0042 |
| Hex | #ACA17D |
| RGB | 172, 161, 125 |
| HSL | 46°, 22%, 58% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 36 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 66.3, -1.8, 20.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Ruskin Room Green (SW 0042), published as #ACA17D
#9D977C
#BCAB7C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Ruskin Room Green (SW 0042)?
- Ruskin Room Green has an LRV of 36. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Ruskin Room Green is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Ruskin Room Green in another brand?
- Woolen Vest (PPG 1112-5) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Ruskin Room Green warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Ruskin Room Green as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 20.2; 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.