Garden Spot (SW 6432)
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Garden Spot (SW 6432) is a very deep, warm green from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 17, so it reflects about 17 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Garden Spot
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Garden Spot 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 Garden Spot, 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 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Classic Avocado | M340-7 | 15.3 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Candied Lime | 6002-4C | 20 | 6.1 | clearly different |
| PPG Paints | Oakmoss | 1122-7 | 16 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams green colors nearest to Garden Spot (LRV 17) by LRV.
Lighter than Garden Spot
Darker than Garden Spot
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6432 |
| Hex | #6D7645 |
| RGB | 109, 118, 69 |
| HSL | 71°, 26%, 37% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 17 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 47.8, -11.8, 25.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Garden Spot (SW 6432), published as #6D7645
#5F6D44
#7C7F44
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Garden Spot (SW 6432)?
- Garden Spot has an LRV of 17. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Garden Spot is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Garden Spot in another brand?
- Oakmoss (PPG 1122-7) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.9 (very close).
- Is Garden Spot warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Garden Spot as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 25.9; 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.