Agate Green (SW 7742)
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Agate Green (SW 7742) is a deep, warm green from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 34, so it reflects about 34 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Agate Green
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Agate Green 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 Agate Green, 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 | Greenwich Village | 445 | 34.9 | 2.1 | very close |
| Behr | Gallery Green | S400-5 | 33.1 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | Blue Grass Mood | 5006-6A | 35 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Pear Cactus | 1130-5 | 38 | 4.1 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams green colors nearest to Agate Green (LRV 34) by LRV.
Lighter than Agate Green
Darker than Agate Green
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7742 |
| Hex | #8EA486 |
| RGB | 142, 164, 134 |
| HSL | 104°, 14%, 58% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 34 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 65.0, -13.5, 13.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Agate Green (SW 7742), published as #8EA486
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#9FAE86
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Agate Green (SW 7742)?
- Agate Green has an LRV of 34. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Agate Green is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Agate Green in another brand?
- Gallery Green (Behr S400-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.6 (very close).
- Is Agate Green warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Agate Green as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.0; 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.