Courtyard (SW 6440)
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Courtyard (SW 6440) is a very deep, warm green from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 9, so it reflects about 9 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Courtyard
Three Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Courtyard by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Courtyard, 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 | Chimichurri | CSP-810 | 9.7 | 3.7 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Chard | MQ6-49 | 8.2 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | Wilderness | 6009-5 | 10 | 4.8 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Pine Forest | 1134-7 | 8 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams green colors nearest to Courtyard (LRV 9) by LRV.
Lighter than Courtyard
Darker than Courtyard
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6440 |
| Hex | #475842 |
| RGB | 71, 88, 66 |
| HSL | 106°, 14%, 30% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 35.4, -11.4, 10.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Courtyard (SW 6440), published as #475842
#384F41
#566141
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Courtyard (SW 6440)?
- Courtyard has an LRV of 9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Courtyard is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Courtyard in another brand?
- Chard (Behr MQ6-49) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.7 (very close).
- Is Courtyard warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Courtyard as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.7; 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.