Rookwood Shutter Green (SW 2809) vs Jasper (SW 6216)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- About the same: LRV 4 vs 4.
- Warmer
- Jasper (Lab b* 2.1 vs -0.3). Rookwood Shutter Green reads blue-gray; Jasper reads green-gray.
- North rooms
- About the same: both keep their brightness and color about equally (L* 20.1 vs 19.8 in north light).
- Trim that works
- Glimmer SW 6476, #E0E7E2, LRV 78: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 2.4, noticeably different. At 2.4, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.
See each color
Rookwood Shutter Green (SW 2809) is about as light as Jasper (SW 6216) and slightly cooler: LRV 4 vs 4, deltaE 2.4 (noticeably different).
Side by side
| Measure | Rookwood Shutter Green | Jasper | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | SW 2809 | SW 6216 | |
| Hex | #303B39 | #343B36 | |
| RGB | 48, 59, 57 | 52, 59, 54 | |
| HSL | 169°, 10%, 21% | 137°, 6%, 22% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Lab L* | 23.8 | 24.1 | −0.2 |
| Lab a* | -5.0 | -4.1 | −0.9 |
| Lab b* | -0.3 | 2.1 | −2.4 |
| Undertone | Cool Green | Neutral | |
| Temperature | neutral | neutral | |
| Color family | Black | Black |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Rookwood Shutter Green (SW 2809), published as #303B39
#203337
#3F4339
Jasper (SW 6216), published as #343B36
#253335
#424336
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Which should you pick
Rules of thumb computed from the LRV and Lab values in the table above; no room test was done.
- Pick Rookwood Shutter Green (SW 2809) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 0 LRV points lighter (4 vs 4), so it bounces back more of the limited light
- Pick Rookwood Shutter Green (SW 2809) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is -0.3 against 2.1, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick Jasper (SW 6216) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 2.1), which counters cool indirect light
Closest matches to Rookwood Shutter Green in other brands
Closest matches to Jasper in other brands
Common questions
- Is Rookwood Shutter Green the same color as Jasper?
- They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 2.4. Most people can see the difference between Rookwood Shutter Green and Jasper side by side.
- Which is lighter, Rookwood Shutter Green or Jasper?
- Neither: both have an LRV of 4.
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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.