Rural Green (SW 6418)
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Rural Green (SW 6418) is a deep, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 23, so it reflects about 23 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Rural Green
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Rural 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 Rural 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 | G.I. Green | 2149-20 | 22.9 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Snap Pea Green | T15-18 | 23 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | Green Jalapeño | 6005-6C | 23 | 4.3 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Frog's Legs | 1116-7 | 23 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Rural Green (LRV 23) by LRV.
Lighter than Rural Green
Darker than Rural Green
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6418 |
| Hex | #8D844D |
| RGB | 141, 132, 77 |
| HSL | 52°, 29%, 43% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 23 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 54.8, -4.8, 30.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Rural Green (SW 6418), published as #8D844D
#7F7B4C
#9C8E4C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Rural Green (SW 6418)?
- Rural Green has an LRV of 23. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Rural Green is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Rural Green in another brand?
- Frog's Legs (PPG 1116-7) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Rural Green warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Rural Green as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 30.8; 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.