Gratifying Green (SW 6435)
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Gratifying Green (SW 6435) is a light, warm green from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 74, so it reflects about 74 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Gratifying Green
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Gratifying 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 Gratifying 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 | Fresh Dew | 435 | 72.8 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Cavan | M380-1 | 74.1 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Glowing Green | 5007-3A | 72 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Lime Spritz | 1121-2 | 73 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams green colors nearest to Gratifying Green (LRV 74) by LRV.
Lighter than Gratifying Green
Darker than Gratifying Green
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6435 |
| Hex | #DAE2CD |
| RGB | 218, 226, 205 |
| HSL | 83°, 27%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 74 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.8, -6.4, 9.3 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gratifying Green (SW 6435), published as #DAE2CD
#C8D8CB
#ECECCD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Gratifying Green (SW 6435)?
- Gratifying Green has an LRV of 74. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Gratifying Green is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Gratifying Green in another brand?
- Cavan (Behr M380-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Gratifying Green warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Gratifying Green as warm, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.3; 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.