Sassy Green (SW 6416)
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Sassy Green (SW 6416) is a medium, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 40, so it reflects about 40 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sassy Green
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Sassy Green 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 Sassy 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 | Princeton Gold | HC-14 | 39.4 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Coriander Seed | 370F-5 | 40.7 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Swampwater | 3008-7B | 37 | 2.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Shutter Bug | 1108-6 | 37 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Sassy Green (LRV 40) by LRV.
Lighter than Sassy Green
Darker than Sassy Green
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6416 |
| Hex | #BBA86A |
| RGB | 187, 168, 106 |
| HSL | 46°, 37%, 57% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 40 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 69.2, -1.8, 34.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sassy Green (SW 6416), published as #BBA86A
#AC9E69
#CBB269
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sassy Green (SW 6416)?
- Sassy Green has an LRV of 40. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sassy Green is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Sassy Green in another brand?
- Coriander Seed (Behr 370F-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sassy Green warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Sassy Green as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 34.5; 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.