Spearmint (SW 6465)
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Spearmint (SW 6465) is a medium, neutral green from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 42, so it reflects about 42 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Spearmint
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Spearmint 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 Spearmint, 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 | Covington Blue | HC-138 | 43.2 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Nile River | S420-3 | 43.2 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | Spearmint Haze | 5006-5C | 45 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Silver Leaf | 1133-4 | 44 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams green colors nearest to Spearmint (LRV 42) by LRV.
Lighter than Spearmint
Darker than Spearmint
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6465 |
| Hex | #94B5A6 |
| RGB | 148, 181, 166 |
| HSL | 153°, 18%, 65% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 42 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 70.9, -14.2, 3.9 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Spearmint (SW 6465), published as #94B5A6
#82ABA4
#A6BFA6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Spearmint (SW 6465)?
- Spearmint has an LRV of 42. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Spearmint is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Spearmint in another brand?
- Nile River (Behr S420-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.7 (very close).
- Is Spearmint warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Spearmint as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.9; 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.