Kind Green (SW 6457)
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Kind Green (SW 6457) is a medium, neutral green from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 51, so it reflects about 51 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Kind Green
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Kind 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 Kind 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 | Appalachian Trail | 633 | 47.5 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Pond's Edge | S410-3 | 55.2 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Tranquil Bay | 5004-5B | 52 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Pine Whisper | 1134-4 | 53 | 2.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams green colors nearest to Kind Green (LRV 51) by LRV.
Lighter than Kind Green
Darker than Kind Green
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6457 |
| Hex | #AAC2B3 |
| RGB | 170, 194, 179 |
| HSL | 143°, 16%, 71% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 51 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 76.3, -11.1, 4.8 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Kind Green (SW 6457), published as #AAC2B3
#98B8B1
#BCCCB3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Kind Green (SW 6457)?
- Kind Green has an LRV of 51. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Kind Green is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Kind Green in another brand?
- Tranquil Bay (Valspar 5004-5B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Kind Green warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Kind Green as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.8; 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.