Jocular Green
SW 6736 · #CCE2CA · LRV 71 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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- 2October Mist47
- 3Jocular Green71
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- 5Frosty Lime89
What Color Is Jocular Green, Really?
Jocular Green reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Sherwin-Williams SW 6736 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Jocular Green
Jocular Green is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Greens bridge indoors and out, so they suit living rooms, kitchens and sunrooms.
How Lighting Changes Jocular Green
At LRV 71, Jocular Green is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. 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. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Jocular 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 6736 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 | Wishful GreenM410-2 · Behr | 1.4 | 71 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Pistachio561 · Benjamin Moore | 1.8 | 69 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Grasshopper PieV062-1 · Valspar | 1.0 | 70.6 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Lime FlipPPG1223-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.6 | 72 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Lime FlipPPG1223-3 · Glidden | 1.7 | 73 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Frosted Holiday230-1DB · Dutch Boy | 2.5 | 73 | Color page → |
Similar Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Jocular 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 #CCE2CA in HSL space. Pair Jocular Green with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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