Frosted Emerald (SW 9035)
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Frosted Emerald (SW 9035) is a deep, warm green from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 37, so it reflects about 37 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Frosted Emerald
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Frosted Emerald 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 Frosted Emerald, 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 | Stokes Forest Green | 2035-40 | 36.4 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Green Bank | M410-5 | 36.9 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Elf | 6002-8B | 36 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Elf Shoe | 1226-5 | 36 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams green colors nearest to Frosted Emerald (LRV 37) by LRV.
Lighter than Frosted Emerald
Darker than Frosted Emerald
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9035 |
| Hex | #78B185 |
| RGB | 120, 177, 133 |
| HSL | 134°, 27%, 58% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 37 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 67.4, -27.9, 16.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Frosted Emerald (SW 9035), published as #78B185
#66A784
#8ABB84
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Frosted Emerald (SW 9035)?
- Frosted Emerald has an LRV of 37. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Frosted Emerald is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Frosted Emerald in another brand?
- Green Bank (Behr M410-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Frosted Emerald warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Frosted Emerald as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 16.7; 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.