Vegan (SW 6738)
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Vegan (SW 6738) 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 Vegan
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Vegan 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 Vegan, 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 | Gumdrop | 564 | 42.1 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Country Weekend | MQ6-40 | 45.1 | 1.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Tossed Salad | 6002-8A | 44 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Heath Green | 1226-4 | 53 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams green colors nearest to Vegan (LRV 47) by LRV.
Lighter than Vegan
Darker than Vegan
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6738 |
| Hex | #8EC298 |
| RGB | 142, 194, 152 |
| HSL | 132°, 30%, 66% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 47 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 73.9, -25.5, 15.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Vegan (SW 6738), published as #8EC298
#7CB897
#A0CC97
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Vegan (SW 6738)?
- Vegan has an LRV of 47. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Vegan is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Vegan in another brand?
- Country Weekend (Behr MQ6-40) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Vegan warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Vegan as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.8; 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.