Cape Verde (SW 6482)
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Cape Verde (SW 6482) is a very deep, neutral green from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 7, so it reflects about 7 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cape Verde
Three Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Cape Verde by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Cape Verde, 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 | Marine Aqua | 2052-20 | 9.5 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Billiard Table | S-H-490 | 9.6 | 4.3 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Ivy League | 5010-5 | 9 | 5.2 | clearly different |
| PPG Paints | Empress Teal | 1142-7 | 9 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams green colors nearest to Cape Verde (LRV 7) by LRV.
Lighter than Cape Verde
Darker than Cape Verde
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6482 |
| Hex | #01554F |
| RGB | 1, 85, 79 |
| HSL | 176°, 98%, 17% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 32.0, -23.6, -2.8 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cape Verde (SW 6482), published as #01554F
#004C4D
#265E4F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cape Verde (SW 6482)?
- Cape Verde has an LRV of 7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cape Verde is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Cape Verde in another brand?
- Marine Aqua (BM 2052-20) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.8 (very close).
- Is Cape Verde warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Cape Verde as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is -2.8; 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.