Houseplant (SW 6727)
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Houseplant (SW 6727) is a very deep, warm green from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 14, so it reflects about 14 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Houseplant
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Houseplant 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 Houseplant, 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 | Herb Garden | 434 | 17.1 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Dill Pickle | 420D-7 | 15.8 | 2.0 | very close |
| Valspar | French Olive | 6010-8 | 14 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Globe Artichoke | 1121-7 | 13 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams green colors nearest to Houseplant (LRV 14) by LRV.
Lighter than Houseplant
Darker than Houseplant
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6727 |
| Hex | #58713F |
| RGB | 88, 113, 63 |
| HSL | 90°, 28%, 35% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 14 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 44.6, -18.7, 24.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Houseplant (SW 6727), published as #58713F
#49683E
#677A3E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Houseplant (SW 6727)?
- Houseplant has an LRV of 14. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Houseplant is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Houseplant in another brand?
- French Olive (Valspar 6010-8) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Houseplant warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Houseplant as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 24.8; 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.