Laurel Woods (SW 7749)
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Laurel Woods (SW 7749) is a very deep, warm green from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 6, so it reflects about 6 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Laurel Woods
Three Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Laurel Woods by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Laurel Woods, 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 | Topsoil | CC-692 | 7.6 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Deep Forest | BXC-12 | 6.5 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Aged Pine | 6011-5 | 7 | 2.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Charcoal Smoke | 1033-7 | 7 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams green colors nearest to Laurel Woods (LRV 6) by LRV.
Lighter than Laurel Woods
Darker than Laurel Woods
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7749 |
| Hex | #44493D |
| RGB | 68, 73, 61 |
| HSL | 85°, 9%, 26% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 30.2, -4.6, 6.5 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Laurel Woods (SW 7749), published as #44493D
#36413C
#52523D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Laurel Woods (SW 7749)?
- Laurel Woods has an LRV of 6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Laurel Woods is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Laurel Woods in another brand?
- Deep Forest (Behr BXC-12) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Laurel Woods warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Laurel Woods as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.5; 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.