Slow Green (SW 6456)
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Slow Green (SW 6456) is a light, neutral green from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 64, so it reflects about 64 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Slow Green
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Slow 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 Slow 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 | Turquoise Mist | 695 | 60.2 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Frosted Jade | PPU11-13 | 61.1 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Aloe Vera | 5006-5B | 65 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | White Clover | 10-31 | 61 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams green colors nearest to Slow Green (LRV 64) by LRV.
Lighter than Slow Green
Darker than Slow Green
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6456 |
| Hex | #C6D5C9 |
| RGB | 198, 213, 201 |
| HSL | 132°, 15%, 81% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 64 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.9, -7.3, 4.2 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Slow Green (SW 6456), published as #C6D5C9
#B4CBC7
#D8DFC9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Slow Green (SW 6456)?
- Slow Green has an LRV of 64. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Slow Green is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Slow Green in another brand?
- Turquoise Mist (BM 695) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Slow Green warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Slow Green as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.2; 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.