Sugar Snap Pea
HGSW 2273 · #6C8867 · LRV 22 — cool green tone, dark — high drama, needs strong daylight or warm bulbs.
- 1Essex Green6
- 2Vintage Vogue12
- 3Sugar Snap Pea22
- 4Evergreen Fog30
- 5Clary Sage41
What Color Is Sugar Snap Pea, Really?
Sugar Snap Pea reads as a cool green tone — dark — high drama, needs strong daylight or warm bulbs. The notes below cover how HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 2273 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Sugar Snap Pea
Sugar Snap Pea works best as a feature — a single wall, built-ins, a study or dining room — rather than wrapping a whole bright space. Greens bridge indoors and out, so they suit living rooms, kitchens and sunrooms.
How Lighting Changes Sugar Snap Pea
With an LRV of 22, Sugar Snap Pea is a deep, dramatic shade. It soaks up light in north-facing rooms and looks richest where strong daylight hits it. Its green undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. Warm artificial light softens it; cool LED can make it look flat, so match your bulbs to the mood you want.
Most complaints about Sugar Snap Pea are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 2273 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | InlandSW 6452 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.0 | 22 | Color page → |
| Behr | Fern CanopyM380-6 · Behr | 3.9 | 23 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Weeping Willow629 · Benjamin Moore | 3.0 | 21 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Wright Quiet GreenFLLW618 · PPG / Glidden | 4.9 | 21 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Pasture Green30GY 23/232 · Glidden | 2.7 | 23 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Garden Fresh229-6DB · Dutch Boy | 4.2 | 21 | Color page → |
Similar HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Sugar Snap Pea within HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #6C8867 in HSL space. Pair Sugar Snap Pea with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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