Greens (SW 6748)
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Greens (SW 6748) is a very deep, warm green from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 10, so it reflects about 10 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Greens
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Greens 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 Greens, 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 | Celtic Green | 2038-10 | 11.2 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Precious Emerald | S-H-470 | 11.9 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Four-Leaf Clover | 6011-6 | 12 | 4.9 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Brunswick | 1132-7 | 10 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams green colors nearest to Greens (LRV 10) by LRV.
Lighter than Greens
Darker than Greens
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6748 |
| Hex | #016844 |
| RGB | 1, 104, 68 |
| HSL | 159°, 98%, 21% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 10 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 38.4, -35.4, 13.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Greens (SW 6748), published as #016844
#005E43
#277243
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Greens (SW 6748)?
- Greens has an LRV of 10. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Greens is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Greens in another brand?
- Celtic Green (BM 2038-10) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.7 (very close).
- Is Greens warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Greens as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.2; 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.