Hep Green (SW 6704)
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Hep Green (SW 6704) is a medium, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 44, so it reflects about 44 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Hep Green
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Hep Green by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, 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 Hep 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 | Bright Gold | 371 | 47.1 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Margarita | P330-6 | 39.8 | 2.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Spring Moss | 3007-3A | 51 | 4.2 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Parachute | 1218-5 | 45 | 3.8 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Hep Green (LRV 44) by LRV.
Lighter than Hep Green
Darker than Hep Green
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6704 |
| Hex | #C4B146 |
| RGB | 196, 177, 70 |
| HSL | 51°, 52%, 52% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 44 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 72.0, -5.8, 55.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Hep Green (SW 6704), published as #C4B146
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#D3BB43
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Hep Green (SW 6704)?
- Hep Green has an LRV of 44. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Hep Green is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Hep Green in another brand?
- Margarita (Behr P330-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 2.3 (very close).
- Is Hep Green warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Hep Green as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 55.5; 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.