Nurture Green (SW 6451)
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Nurture Green (SW 6451) is a medium, warm green from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 40, so it reflects about 40 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Nurture Green
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Nurture 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 Nurture 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 | Seedling | AF-450 | 42.3 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Flora Green | MQ6-46 | 37.7 | 2.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Rolling Glen | 5007-5C | 45 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Pear Cactus | 1130-5 | 38 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams green colors nearest to Nurture Green (LRV 40) by LRV.
Lighter than Nurture Green
Darker than Nurture Green
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6451 |
| Hex | #98B092 |
| RGB | 152, 176, 146 |
| HSL | 108°, 16%, 63% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 40 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 69.3, -14.0, 12.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Nurture Green (SW 6451), published as #98B092
#87A690
#A9BA92
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Nurture Green (SW 6451)?
- Nurture Green has an LRV of 40. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Nurture Green is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Nurture Green in another brand?
- Flora Green (Behr MQ6-46) from Behr, at a deltaE of 2.2 (very close).
- Is Nurture Green warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Nurture Green as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 12.6; 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.