Overt Green (SW 6718)
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Overt Green (SW 6718) is a deep, warm green from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 34, so it reflects about 34 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Overt Green
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Overt 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 Overt 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 | Huntington Green | 406 | 32.8 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Fresh Apple | P360-6 | 33.2 | 2.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Meadow Twilight | 6006-8C | 33 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Do Not Disturb | 1117-6 | 34 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams green colors nearest to Overt Green (LRV 34) by LRV.
Lighter than Overt Green
Darker than Overt Green
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6718 |
| Hex | #97A554 |
| RGB | 151, 165, 84 |
| HSL | 70°, 33%, 49% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 34 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 65.1, -17.4, 40.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Overt Green (SW 6718), published as #97A554
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Overt Green (SW 6718)?
- Overt Green has an LRV of 34. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Overt Green is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Overt Green in another brand?
- Do Not Disturb (PPG 1117-6) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Overt Green warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Overt Green as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 40.0; 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.