Forever Green (SW 9653)
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Forever Green (SW 9653) is a medium, warm green from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 44, so it reflects about 44 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Forever Green
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Forever Green 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 Forever Green, 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 | Sage Wisdom | CSP-775 | 44 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Alpine Air | BXC-38 | 43.9 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Ballroom Dancing | 5005-4A | 44 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Light Drizzle | 1033-4 | 41 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams green colors nearest to Forever Green (LRV 44) by LRV.
Lighter than Forever Green
Darker than Forever Green
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9653 |
| Hex | #AAB4A7 |
| RGB | 170, 180, 167 |
| HSL | 106°, 8%, 68% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 44 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 72.2, -5.9, 5.4 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Forever Green (SW 9653), published as #AAB4A7
#99AAA5
#BCBEA7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Forever Green (SW 9653)?
- Forever Green has an LRV of 44. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Forever Green is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Forever Green in another brand?
- Alpine Air (Behr BXC-38) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Forever Green warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Forever Green as warm, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.4; 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.