Honeydew (SW 6428)
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Honeydew (SW 6428) is a light, warm green from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 71, so it reflects about 71 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Honeydew
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Honeydew 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 Honeydew, 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 | Chameleon | 526 | 71.4 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Airy Green | MQ3-47 | 72.4 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | Prairie Willow | 6001-5B | 69 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Forgive Quickly | 1116-3 | 74 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams green colors nearest to Honeydew (LRV 71) by LRV.
Lighter than Honeydew
Darker than Honeydew
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6428 |
| Hex | #DBDDBD |
| RGB | 219, 221, 189 |
| HSL | 64°, 32%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 71 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.2, -6.1, 15.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Honeydew (SW 6428), published as #DBDDBD
#CAD3BB
#EDE7BD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Honeydew (SW 6428)?
- Honeydew has an LRV of 71. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Honeydew is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Honeydew in another brand?
- Forgive Quickly (PPG 1116-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Honeydew warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Honeydew as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.5; 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.