Shagreen (SW 6422)
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Shagreen (SW 6422) is a medium, warm green from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 57, so it reflects about 57 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Shagreen
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Shagreen 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 Shagreen, 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 | Fernwood Green | 2145-40 | 56.8 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Anjou Pear | MQ4-41 | 57.7 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Parlour Sage | 6006-5B | 55 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Dancing Kite | 1119-4 | 58 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams green colors nearest to Shagreen (LRV 57) by LRV.
Lighter than Shagreen
Darker than Shagreen
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6422 |
| Hex | #CBC99D |
| RGB | 203, 201, 157 |
| HSL | 57°, 31%, 71% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 57 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.1, -6.4, 22.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Shagreen (SW 6422), published as #CBC99D
#BBBF9C
#DCD39C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Shagreen (SW 6422)?
- Shagreen has an LRV of 57. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Shagreen is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Shagreen in another brand?
- Anjou Pear (Behr MQ4-41) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Shagreen warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Shagreen as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 22.3; 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.