Garden Spot
SW 6432 · #6D7645 · LRV 17 — cool green tone, dark — high drama, needs strong daylight or warm bulbs.
- 1Essex Green6
- 2Vintage Vogue12
- 3Garden Spot17
- 4Sage Green22
- 5Evergreen Fog30
What Color Is Garden Spot, Really?
Garden Spot reads as a cool green tone — dark — high drama, needs strong daylight or warm bulbs. The notes below cover how Sherwin-Williams SW 6432 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Garden Spot
Garden Spot 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 Garden Spot
With an LRV of 17, Garden Spot 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 Garden Spot 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 Sherwin-Williams SW 6432 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behr | Mown GrassM370-7 · Behr | 4.2 | 17 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Avocado2145-10 · Benjamin Moore | 2.6 | 17 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Farm FreshV058-6 · Valspar | 2.9 | 17.3 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | OakmossPPG1122-7 · PPG / Glidden | 2.1 | 16 | Color page → |
| Glidden | OakmossPPG1122-7 · Glidden | 1.9 | 16 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Acadian Green226-6DB · Dutch Boy | 1.3 | 18 | Color page → |
Similar Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Garden Spot within 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 #6D7645 in HSL space. Pair Garden Spot with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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