Baby Bok Choy (SW 9037)
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Baby Bok Choy (SW 9037) is a medium, warm green from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 47, so it reflects about 47 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Baby Bok Choy
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Baby Bok Choy 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 Baby Bok Choy, 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 | Lewiville Green | 494 | 45.2 | 2.1 | very close |
| Behr | Back To Nature | S340-4 | 47.5 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Herb Cornucopia | 6005-5C | 52 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Cress Green | 1114-4 | 46 | 2.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams green colors nearest to Baby Bok Choy (LRV 47) by LRV.
Lighter than Baby Bok Choy
Darker than Baby Bok Choy
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9037 |
| Hex | #BBB98A |
| RGB | 187, 185, 138 |
| HSL | 58°, 26%, 64% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 47 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 74.3, -6.9, 24.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Baby Bok Choy (SW 9037), published as #BBB98A
#ABAF89
#CBC389
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Baby Bok Choy (SW 9037)?
- Baby Bok Choy has an LRV of 47. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Baby Bok Choy is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Baby Bok Choy in another brand?
- Back To Nature (Behr S340-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Baby Bok Choy warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Baby Bok Choy as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 24.2; 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.