Poseidon (SW 6762)
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Poseidon (SW 6762) is a very deep, neutral green from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 11, so it reflects about 11 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Poseidon
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Poseidon 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 Poseidon, 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 | Manor Green | 2047-20 | 11.9 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Forest Rain | S-H-480 | 11.1 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Nordic Forest | 5010-6 | 13 | 3.7 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Deep Veridian | 1141-7 | 10 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams green colors nearest to Poseidon (LRV 11) by LRV.
Lighter than Poseidon
Darker than Poseidon
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6762 |
| Hex | #016D60 |
| RGB | 1, 109, 96 |
| HSL | 173°, 98%, 22% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 11 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 40.9, -29.8, -0.3 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Poseidon (SW 6762), published as #016D60
#00645E
#2C7660
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Poseidon (SW 6762)?
- Poseidon has an LRV of 11. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Poseidon is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Poseidon in another brand?
- Manor Green (BM 2047-20) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Poseidon warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Poseidon as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is -0.3; 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.