Great Green (SW 6430)
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Great Green (SW 6430) is a medium, warm green from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 43, so it reflects about 43 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Great Green
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Great 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 Great 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 | Liberty Park | 487 | 43.6 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Lima Green | PPU10-07 | 45 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Brush Meadow | 6004-6A | 42 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Sparrow Song | 11-13 | 42 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams green colors nearest to Great Green (LRV 43) by LRV.
Lighter than Great Green
Darker than Great Green
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6430 |
| Hex | #ABB486 |
| RGB | 171, 180, 134 |
| HSL | 72°, 23%, 62% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 43 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 71.6, -11.0, 22.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Great Green (SW 6430), published as #ABB486
#9BAA85
#BBBE85
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Great Green (SW 6430)?
- Great Green has an LRV of 43. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Great Green is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Great Green in another brand?
- Lima Green (Behr PPU10-07) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Great Green warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Great Green as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 22.5; 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.