Relentless Olive (SW 6425)
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Relentless Olive (SW 6425) is a very deep, warm green from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 16, so it reflects about 16 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Relentless Olive
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Relentless Olive 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 Relentless Olive, 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 | Avocado | 2145-10 | 16.5 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Classic Avocado | M340-7 | 15.3 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | Olivita | 6006-6C | 19 | 6.0 | clearly different |
| PPG Paints | Oakmoss | 1122-7 | 16 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams green colors nearest to Relentless Olive (LRV 16) by LRV.
Lighter than Relentless Olive
Darker than Relentless Olive
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6425 |
| Hex | #71713E |
| RGB | 113, 113, 62 |
| HSL | 60°, 29%, 34% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 16 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 46.5, -8.1, 28.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Relentless Olive (SW 6425), published as #71713E
#63683D
#7F7A3C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Relentless Olive (SW 6425)?
- Relentless Olive has an LRV of 16. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Relentless Olive is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Relentless Olive in another brand?
- Classic Avocado (Behr M340-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.6 (very close).
- Is Relentless Olive warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Relentless Olive as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 28.2; 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.