Great Green
SW 6430 · #ABB486 · LRV 43 — cool green tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Sage Green22
- 2Evergreen Fog30
- 3Great Green43
- 4Softened Green49
- 5Soft Fern57
What Color Is Great Green, Really?
Great Green reads as a cool green tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how Sherwin-Williams SW 6430 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Great Green
Great Green is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Greens bridge indoors and out, so they suit living rooms, kitchens and sunrooms.
How Lighting Changes Great Green
Great Green sits in the mid-range at LRV 43, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. 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. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.
Most complaints about Great Green 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 6430 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 | Lima GreenPPU10-07 · Behr | 1.5 | 45 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Grasslands502 · Benjamin Moore | 2.2 | 42 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Gloaming Green6001-6A · Valspar | 1.6 | 42.3 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Sparrow SongPPG11-13 · PPG / Glidden | 2.2 | 41 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Sparrow SongPPG11-13 · Glidden | 2.0 | 42 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Urban Zen228-4DB · Dutch Boy | 4.4 | 42 | Color page → |
Similar Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Great Green 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 #ABB486 in HSL space. Pair Great Green with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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