Sprout (SW 6427)
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Sprout (SW 6427) is a light, warm green from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 77, so it reflects about 77 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sprout
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Sprout 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 Sprout, 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 | Springview Green | 491 | 73.5 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Positive Energy | S370-1 | 74.9 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Summer Mist | 6004-3A | 76 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Sage Splash | 1115-2 | 77 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams green colors nearest to Sprout (LRV 77) by LRV.
Lighter than Sprout
Darker than Sprout
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6427 |
| Hex | #E4E4CE |
| RGB | 228, 228, 206 |
| HSL | 60°, 29%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 77 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.1, -3.7, 10.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sprout (SW 6427), published as #E4E4CE
#D3DACC
#F6EECE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sprout (SW 6427)?
- Sprout has an LRV of 77. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sprout is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Sprout in another brand?
- Springview Green (BM 491) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sprout warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Sprout as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.8; 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.