Picnic (SW 6731)
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Picnic (SW 6731) is a medium, warm green from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 47, so it reflects about 47 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Picnic
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Picnic 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 Picnic, 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 | Exotic Bloom | 551 | 47.3 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Gleeful | P380-5 | 44.2 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Pea Pod | 6005-8A | 48 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Hearty Hosta | 1223-5 | 45 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams green colors nearest to Picnic (LRV 47) by LRV.
Lighter than Picnic
Darker than Picnic
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6731 |
| Hex | #99C285 |
| RGB | 153, 194, 133 |
| HSL | 100°, 33%, 64% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 47 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 74.2, -24.9, 26.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Picnic (SW 6731), published as #99C285
#88B884
#AACC84
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Picnic (SW 6731)?
- Picnic has an LRV of 47. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Picnic is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Picnic in another brand?
- Hearty Hosta (PPG 1223-5) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Picnic warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Picnic as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 26.4; 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.