Rookwood Shutter Green (SW 2809)
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Rookwood Shutter Green (SW 2809) is a very deep, neutral black from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 4, so it reflects about 4 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Rookwood Shutter Green
Three Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Rookwood Shutter Green by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Rookwood Shutter 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 | Salamander | 2050-10 | 5.7 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Arboretum | T14-16 | 6 | 4.3 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Nocturnal Green | 5011-1 | 6 | 5.8 | clearly different |
| PPG Paints | Dark As Night | 14-05 | 6 | 4.0 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams black colors nearest to Rookwood Shutter Green (LRV 4) by LRV.
Lighter than Rookwood Shutter Green
Darker than Rookwood Shutter Green
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 2809 |
| Hex | #303B39 |
| RGB | 48, 59, 57 |
| HSL | 169°, 10%, 21% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 23.8, -5.0, -0.3 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Black |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Rookwood Shutter Green (SW 2809), published as #303B39
#203337
#3F4339
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Rookwood Shutter Green (SW 2809)?
- Rookwood Shutter Green has an LRV of 4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Rookwood Shutter Green is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Rookwood Shutter Green in another brand?
- Salamander (BM 2050-10) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 2.0 (very close).
- Is Rookwood Shutter Green warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Rookwood Shutter Green as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is -0.3; 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.