Pickle (SW 6725)
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Pickle (SW 6725) is a deep, warm green from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 32, so it reflects about 32 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pickle
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Pickle 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 Pickle, 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 | Buckingham Gardens | 545 | 31.2 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Agave Plant | M370-5 | 29.9 | 2.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Spring Leaves | 5008-6B | 33 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Luscious Lime | 1120-6 | 35 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams green colors nearest to Pickle (LRV 32) by LRV.
Lighter than Pickle
Darker than Pickle
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6725 |
| Hex | #85A16A |
| RGB | 133, 161, 106 |
| HSL | 91°, 23%, 52% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 32 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 62.9, -19.8, 25.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pickle (SW 6725), published as #85A16A
#759769
#95AB69
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pickle (SW 6725)?
- Pickle has an LRV of 32. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pickle is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Pickle in another brand?
- Buckingham Gardens (BM 545) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Pickle warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Pickle as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 25.5; 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.