Spinach White (SW 6434)
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Spinach White (SW 6434) is a light, warm green from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 79, so it reflects about 79 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Spinach White
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Spinach White 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 Spinach White, 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 | Silken Pine | 2144-50 | 74 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Sounds Of Nature | S390-1 | 76.6 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Light Moss | 7005-23 | 82 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Milkweed | 1121-1 | 79 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams green colors nearest to Spinach White (LRV 79) by LRV.
Lighter than Spinach White
Darker than Spinach White
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6434 |
| Hex | #E4E8DA |
| RGB | 228, 232, 218 |
| HSL | 77°, 23%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 79 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.4, -3.8, 6.3 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Spinach White (SW 6434), published as #E4E8DA
#D2DED8
#F6F2DA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Spinach White (SW 6434)?
- Spinach White has an LRV of 79. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Spinach White is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Spinach White in another brand?
- Milkweed (PPG 1121-1) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Spinach White warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Spinach White as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.3; 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.