Green Sprout (SW 7728)
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Green Sprout (SW 7728) is a deep, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 34, so it reflects about 34 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Green Sprout
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Green Sprout by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Green Sprout, 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 | Thicket | AF-405 | 34 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Cricket | PPU9-22 | 34.8 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Dusty Olive | 6005-4A | 37 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Envy | 1123-5 | 36 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Green Sprout (LRV 34) by LRV.
Lighter than Green Sprout
Darker than Green Sprout
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7728 |
| Hex | #A29F80 |
| RGB | 162, 159, 128 |
| HSL | 55°, 15%, 57% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 34 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 65.0, -4.2, 16.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Green Sprout (SW 7728), published as #A29F80
#92957F
#B2A97F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Green Sprout (SW 7728)?
- Green Sprout has an LRV of 34. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Green Sprout is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Green Sprout in another brand?
- Thicket (BM AF-405) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Green Sprout warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Green Sprout as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 16.6; 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.