Bonsai Tint (SW 6436)
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Bonsai Tint (SW 6436) is a light, warm green from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 60, so it reflects about 60 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Bonsai Tint
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Bonsai Tint 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 Bonsai Tint, 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 | Kittery Point Green | HC-119 | 56 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Growing Season | M380-3 | 58.4 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | True Bliss | 6004-5B | 65 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Pistachio Pudding | 1120-4 | 62 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams green colors nearest to Bonsai Tint (LRV 60) by LRV.
Lighter than Bonsai Tint
Darker than Bonsai Tint
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6436 |
| Hex | #C5D1B2 |
| RGB | 197, 209, 178 |
| HSL | 83°, 25%, 76% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 60 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.2, -9.6, 14.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Bonsai Tint (SW 6436), published as #C5D1B2
#B4C7B0
#D7DBB2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Bonsai Tint (SW 6436)?
- Bonsai Tint has an LRV of 60. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Bonsai Tint is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Bonsai Tint in another brand?
- Growing Season (Behr M380-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Bonsai Tint warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Bonsai Tint as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.0; 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.