Basque Green (SW 6426)
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Basque Green (SW 6426) is a very deep, warm green from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 11, so it reflects about 11 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Basque Green
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Basque Green 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 Basque 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 | Palmer Green | CW-475 | 12.1 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Eastern Bamboo | PPU9-25 | 10.5 | 3.8 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Summer's End | 6005-4C | 12 | 4.3 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Globe Artichoke | 1121-7 | 13 | 5.4 | clearly different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams green colors nearest to Basque Green (LRV 11) by LRV.
Lighter than Basque Green
Darker than Basque Green
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6426 |
| Hex | #5F6033 |
| RGB | 95, 96, 51 |
| HSL | 61°, 31%, 29% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 11 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 39.6, -7.8, 25.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Basque Green (SW 6426), published as #5F6033
#515733
#6D6931
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Basque Green (SW 6426)?
- Basque Green has an LRV of 11. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Basque Green is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Basque Green in another brand?
- Palmer Green (BM CW-475) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 2.8 (noticeably different).
- Is Basque Green warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Basque Green as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 25.5; 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.