Arugula (SW 6446)
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Arugula (SW 6446) is a very deep, warm green from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 10, so it reflects about 10 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Arugula
Three Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Arugula 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 Arugula, 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 | Martha's Vineyard | 630 | 11.5 | 5.7 | clearly different |
| Behr | Deep Viridian | S400-7 | 11 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Lime Twist | 6009-8 | 13 | 4.9 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Mountain Forest | 1130-7 | 11 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams green colors nearest to Arugula (LRV 10) by LRV.
Lighter than Arugula
Darker than Arugula
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6446 |
| Hex | #42603C |
| RGB | 66, 96, 60 |
| HSL | 110°, 23%, 31% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 10 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 37.6, -18.9, 17.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Arugula (SW 6446), published as #42603C
#33573B
#51693B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Arugula (SW 6446)?
- Arugula has an LRV of 10. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Arugula is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Arugula in another brand?
- Deep Viridian (Behr S400-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 2.4 (noticeably different).
- Is Arugula warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Arugula as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 17.1; 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.