Wheat Grass (SW 6408)
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Wheat Grass (SW 6408) is a medium, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 48, so it reflects about 48 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Wheat Grass
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Wheat Grass 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 Wheat Grass, 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 | Barley Grass | 271 | 44.4 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Dry Sea Grass | 360F-4 | 46.1 | 2.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Tweed Jacket | 3007-8A | 45 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Appalachian Trail | 1105-5 | 50 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Wheat Grass (LRV 48) by LRV.
Lighter than Wheat Grass
Darker than Wheat Grass
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6408 |
| Hex | #CBB584 |
| RGB | 203, 181, 132 |
| HSL | 41°, 41%, 66% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 48 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 74.5, 0.7, 27.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Wheat Grass (SW 6408), published as #CBB584
#BBAB83
#DBBF83
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Wheat Grass (SW 6408)?
- Wheat Grass has an LRV of 48. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Wheat Grass is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Wheat Grass in another brand?
- Barley Grass (BM 271) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Wheat Grass warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Wheat Grass as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 27.9; 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.