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Overt Green

Sherwin-Williams 6718

HEX
#97A554
RGB
151, 165, 84
LAB
65.1, -17.4, 40.0
LRV
≈ 34
Family
Green, warm
Nearest RAL
6021 Pale Green
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With an LRV of about 34, Overt Green is a mid tone: it absorbs more light than it reflects, so it reads deeper on a large wall than on the chip. It suits accent walls and well-lit rooms. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Overt Green in other brands

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

How it looks with color blindness

  • Deuteranopia Reads as yellow
  • Protanopia Reads as yellow
  • Tritanopia Reads as light gray
  • Achromatopsia Reads as light gray

Under different light

  • Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns yellow
  • Neutral, 4000 K Turns yellow
  • Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Overt Green warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 40.0 and a value of -17.4 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest PPG color to Overt Green?

Do Not Disturb (1117-6), at ΔE 0.8. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Overt Green?

≈ 34. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.