Rookwood Dark Green (SW 2816)
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Rookwood Dark Green (SW 2816) is a very deep, warm green from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 10, so it reflects about 10 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Rookwood Dark Green
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Rookwood Dark Green 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 Rookwood Dark 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 | Vintage Vogue | 462 | 11.9 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Windsor Moss | 430F-7 | 10 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Flora | 5004-2C | 12 | 3.9 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Castle Stone | 1128-7 | 9 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams green colors nearest to Rookwood Dark Green (LRV 10) by LRV.
Lighter than Rookwood Dark Green
Darker than Rookwood Dark Green
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 2816 |
| Hex | #565C4A |
| RGB | 86, 92, 74 |
| HSL | 80°, 11%, 33% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 10 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 38.1, -6.0, 9.6 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Rookwood Dark Green (SW 2816), published as #565C4A
#475349
#65654A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Rookwood Dark Green (SW 2816)?
- Rookwood Dark Green has an LRV of 10. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Rookwood Dark Green is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Rookwood Dark Green in another brand?
- Windsor Moss (Behr 430F-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Rookwood Dark Green warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Rookwood Dark Green as warm, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.6; 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.