Dried Thyme (SW 6186)
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Dried Thyme (SW 6186) is a deep, warm green from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 21, so it reflects about 21 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Dried Thyme
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Dried Thyme 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 Dried Thyme, 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 | Galápagos Green | 475 | 21.5 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Cactus Garden | PPU11-18 | 21.6 | 2.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Fields of Green | 5004-2B | 22 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Smokey Sage | 11-24 | 23 | 2.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams green colors nearest to Dried Thyme (LRV 21) by LRV.
Lighter than Dried Thyme
Darker than Dried Thyme
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6186 |
| Hex | #7B8070 |
| RGB | 123, 128, 112 |
| HSL | 79°, 7%, 47% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 21 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 52.8, -5.0, 8.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dried Thyme (SW 6186), published as #7B8070
#6B776E
#8B8970
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dried Thyme (SW 6186)?
- Dried Thyme has an LRV of 21. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dried Thyme is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Dried Thyme in another brand?
- Fields of Green (Valspar 5004-2B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Dried Thyme warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Dried Thyme as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.1; 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.