Softened Green (SW 6177)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Softened Green (SW 6177) is a medium, warm green from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 49, so it reflects about 49 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Softened Green
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Softened 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 Softened 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 | Tree Moss | 508 | 46.8 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Restful | 400F-4 | 48.8 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Sandy Sage | 5008-1C | 48 | 3.7 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Pine Crush | 1028-3 | 47 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams green colors nearest to Softened Green (LRV 49) by LRV.
Lighter than Softened Green
Darker than Softened Green
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6177 |
| Hex | #BBBCA7 |
| RGB | 187, 188, 167 |
| HSL | 63°, 14%, 70% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 49 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.7, -4.0, 10.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Softened Green (SW 6177), published as #BBBCA7
#AAB2A5
#CCC6A7
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Similar shades from Sherwin-Williams
Comparisons that include Softened Green (SW 6177)
More from Sherwin-Williams
Common questions
- What is the LRV of Softened Green (SW 6177)?
- Softened Green has an LRV of 49. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Softened Green is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Softened Green in another brand?
- Restful (Behr 400F-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Softened Green warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Softened Green as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.5; 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.