Evergreens (SW 6447)
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Evergreens (SW 6447) is a very deep, warm green from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 8, so it reflects about 8 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Evergreens
Three Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Evergreens 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 Evergreens, 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 | Colonial Verdigris | CW-530 | 8.8 | 4.0 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Windy Pine | 470D-7 | 9.9 | 3.9 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Wilderness | 6009-5 | 10 | 4.6 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Royal Hunter Green | 1133-7 | 9 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams green colors nearest to Evergreens (LRV 8) by LRV.
Lighter than Evergreens
Darker than Evergreens
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6447 |
| Hex | #405840 |
| RGB | 64, 88, 64 |
| HSL | 120°, 16%, 30% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 34.9, -14.5, 11.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Evergreens (SW 6447), published as #405840
#304F3F
#4F613F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Evergreens (SW 6447)?
- Evergreens has an LRV of 8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Evergreens is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Evergreens in another brand?
- Royal Hunter Green (PPG 1133-7) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 2.9 (noticeably different).
- Is Evergreens warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Evergreens as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.1; 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.