Cucuzza Verde (SW 9038)
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Cucuzza Verde (SW 9038) 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 Cucuzza Verde
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Cucuzza Verde 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 Cucuzza Verde, 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 | Barefoot in the Grass | CSP-840 | 34.1 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Nurturing | T18-16 | 37.4 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Emerald Isle | 6004-6B | 35 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Dill | 1122-5 | 34 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams green colors nearest to Cucuzza Verde (LRV 34) by LRV.
Lighter than Cucuzza Verde
Darker than Cucuzza Verde
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9038 |
| Hex | #9BA373 |
| RGB | 155, 163, 115 |
| HSL | 70°, 21%, 55% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 34 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 65.3, -11.0, 24.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cucuzza Verde (SW 9038), published as #9BA373
#8B9972
#ABAD72
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cucuzza Verde (SW 9038)?
- Cucuzza Verde has an LRV of 34. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cucuzza Verde is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Cucuzza Verde in another brand?
- Barefoot in the Grass (BM CSP-840) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cucuzza Verde warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Cucuzza Verde as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 24.1; 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.