Starboard (SW 6755)
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Starboard (SW 6755) is a very deep, warm green from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 11, so it reflects about 11 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Starboard
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Starboard 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 Starboard, 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 | Green Meadows | 2040-20 | 11.4 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Precious Emerald | S-H-470 | 11.9 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Green Suede | 5009-6 | 14 | 4.3 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Peacock Green | 1140-7 | 11 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams green colors nearest to Starboard (LRV 11) by LRV.
Lighter than Starboard
Darker than Starboard
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6755 |
| Hex | #016C4F |
| RGB | 1, 108, 79 |
| HSL | 164°, 98%, 21% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 11 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 40.1, -34.3, 8.9 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Starboard (SW 6755), published as #016C4F
#00624E
#29764E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Starboard (SW 6755)?
- Starboard has an LRV of 11. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Starboard is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Starboard in another brand?
- Peacock Green (PPG 1140-7) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Starboard warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Starboard as warm, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.9; 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.