Green Onyx (SW 9128)
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Green Onyx (SW 9128) is a deep, warm green from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 31, so it reflects about 31 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Green Onyx
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Green Onyx 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 Green Onyx, 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 | Raintree Green | 1496 | 32.4 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Milkweed Pod | S380-5 | 30.4 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Tuscan Olive | 5004-2A | 31 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Restoration | 1031-4 | 29 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams green colors nearest to Green Onyx (LRV 31) by LRV.
Lighter than Green Onyx
Darker than Green Onyx
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9128 |
| Hex | #989A82 |
| RGB | 152, 154, 130 |
| HSL | 65°, 11%, 56% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 31 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 62.8, -5.0, 12.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Green Onyx (SW 9128), published as #989A82
#889081
#A8A482
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Green Onyx (SW 9128)?
- Green Onyx has an LRV of 31. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Green Onyx is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Green Onyx in another brand?
- Milkweed Pod (Behr S380-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Green Onyx warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Green Onyx as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 12.4; 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.