Kale Green (SW 6460)
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Kale Green (SW 6460) is a very deep, warm green from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 13, so it reflects about 13 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Kale Green
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Kale 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 Kale 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 | Gothic Green | 637 | 15.9 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Billiard Green | M420-7 | 11.6 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Alpine Top | 5006-6C | 15 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Still Searching | 13-31 | 11 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams green colors nearest to Kale Green (LRV 13) by LRV.
Lighter than Kale Green
Darker than Kale Green
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6460 |
| Hex | #4F6A56 |
| RGB | 79, 106, 86 |
| HSL | 136°, 15%, 36% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 13 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 42.2, -14.4, 8.1 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Kale Green (SW 6460), published as #4F6A56
#3F6155
#5F7356
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Kale Green (SW 6460)?
- Kale Green has an LRV of 13. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Kale Green is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Kale Green in another brand?
- Still Searching (PPG 13-31) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 2.6 (noticeably different).
- Is Kale Green warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Kale Green as warm, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.1; 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.