Shade-Grown
SW 6188 · Sherwin-Williams
Sherwin-Williams
Shade-Grown
SW 6188
Subtle yellow-leaning green, a green color
- Color family
- Green
- Sold for
- Interior and exterior
Sherwin-Williams Shade-Grown SW 6188 is a blackened green, the last and darkest step on the strip that runs down from Conservative Gray SW 6183 through Evergreen Fog SW 9130. An LRV of 8 makes it very dark, close to black on a wall, with the green showing only where daylight reaches. Our method reads it as a subtle yellow-leaning green, a hair grayer than Ripe Olive SW 6209 and a step lighter. It is used on exteriors first, then on cabinets and the wall behind a bed.
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Is Shade-Grown warm or cool? Undertones by the numbers
leans yellow-green
Undertone
Subtle yellow-leaning green
A gentle lean, quiet on the wall.
Shade-Grown is a green with a small yellow lean and very little color, and at this depth what little there is reads as warmth rather than as green. Beside a plain black it looks green; beside a mid-tone green it looks black. Its nearest match is Forestwood SW 7730, a close sibling, then Foxhall Green SW 9184 and Ripe Olive SW 6209, both a touch darker. Next to Urbane Bronze SW 7048, a neutral at the same depth, the green comes forward and Urbane Bronze looks brown. White trim gives it a sharp edge and makes the green readable. Warm wood and brass pull it toward olive-brown. Cool gray tile turns it into a black with a pine cast.
Shade-Grown in north, south, east and west light
Shade-Grown is black in any room without daylight, so the exposure decides whether you are painting a green or a black. In a north room it is a black with a faint green cast, and only a sample held at the window shows the difference from Iron Ore SW 7069. Use it there for a door, cabinets or the wall behind a bed. South rooms show a deep pine green on the lit wall for most of the day. East rooms give green for the morning, west rooms for the last hours, and black otherwise. Warm bulbs at 2700K keep the warmth in it; cool bulbs make it a hard, flat black.
Watch for
- Reads as black in a north room; the green needs a window in the wall it is on
- Looks green beside Urbane Bronze SW 7048 or a true black, and black beside Rosemary SW 6187
- Shows roller marks and touch-ups, so use one finish, one batch and a matte on walls
- Turns olive-brown next to honey oak or brass in strong sun
Best rooms and surfaces for Shade-Grown
Exteriors come first for Shade-Grown, and inside the house it is a cabinet, door and single-wall color rather than a four-wall one. On kitchen cabinets it reads as a black with green in it, softer than a true black beside white counters and warm wood. It suits an island or the lowers under white uppers. On the wall behind a bed it makes a deep backdrop that reads green in the morning and black at night. A powder room or a study with a window can take it on every wall. It is too dark for a full bedroom without a large window, for a hallway, for a kitchen's walls or for a bathroom without daylight. Brass, cream and mid-tone wood suit it; cool gray tile makes it look like a flat black.
Shade-Grown on an exterior
Shade-Grown's biggest use is outside. As a body color it reads as a deep pine in sun and black in shade. It suits a modern house, a cabin or a farmhouse with white trim. Ethereal White SW 6182 or Extra White SW 7006 keeps the lines crisp. As a door or shutter color on white, cream, gray or brick it reads as a black with a hint of green, warmer than a true black beside brick. A whole house in it heats up in full sun, so plan for that.
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Shade-Grown vs Pewter Green, Ripe Olive, Rosemary and Urbane Bronze
Pewter GreenShade-GrownShade-Grown vs Pewter Green SW 6208
Shade-Grown is noticeably darker; both have a subtle yellow-leaning green undertone.
Pewter Green SW 6208 is a touch lighter, LRV 12 against 8, and the color people compare Shade-Grown with most. Both are subtle yellow-leaning greens, so the tint is close. The difference is that Pewter Green still reads gray-green in a dim room and Shade-Grown reads black. Pick Pewter Green for four walls or cabinets that should stay visibly green. Pick Shade-Grown for a door, an exterior or a wall that should go almost black.
Ripe OliveShade-GrownShade-Grown vs Ripe Olive SW 6209
Shade-Grown is a touch lighter; both have a subtle yellow-leaning green undertone.
Ripe Olive SW 6209 is a touch darker, LRV 6 against 8, with the same subtle yellow lean and a hair more color. It reads a shade more olive and Shade-Grown a shade grayer. On a door most people would call them the same color. Pick Ripe Olive for a kitchen full of daylight where the olive can show. Pick Shade-Grown when the room is dimmer and a little more of the green should survive.
RosemaryShade-GrownShade-Grown vs Rosemary SW 6187
Shade-Grown is noticeably darker; undertone subtle yellow-leaning green vs noticeable yellow-leaning green.
Rosemary SW 6187 is one step up the strip and noticeably lighter, LRV 14 against 8, with a noticeable yellow lean where Shade-Grown's is subtle. Rosemary reads as a green in ordinary light; Shade-Grown reads as a black that turns green in daylight. Choose Rosemary for four walls, cabinets or a front door where the green should be obvious. Choose Shade-Grown when black is the goal and green is the bonus.
Urbane BronzeShade-GrownShade-Grown vs Urbane Bronze SW 7048
Shade-Grown is a touch darker; undertone subtle yellow-leaning green vs subtle yellow-brown.
Urbane Bronze SW 7048 is level with Shade-Grown, both rounding to an LRV of 8. It is a neutral with a brown cast where Shade-Grown is a green. Side by side, Urbane Bronze looks bronze-brown and Shade-Grown looks pine; alone in a dim room, each can pass for a warm black. Pick Urbane Bronze for a house or a room with tan, beige and terracotta. Pick Shade-Grown when the finishes are white, cream and green.
Questions about Shade-Grown
Does Shade-Grown look black?
In most light, yes. Shade-Grown reflects only a little more light than Iron Ore SW 7069, and only daylight brings up the green. Beside a true black the difference is plain: Shade-Grown is warmer and has a pine cast. Beside a mid-tone green it reads as black, which is why it works as the dark in a green scheme.
What colors go with Shade-Grown?
The trim white Sherwin-Williams gives Shade-Grown is Ethereal White SW 6182, and its listed accents are Grecian Ivory SW 7541 and Green Onyx SW 9128. In practice it takes cream, camel, brass, aged bronze, walnut and white oak. A lighter green from its own strip, Evergreen Fog SW 9130 or Escape Gray SW 6185, works on the walls around it.
What is one shade lighter than Shade-Grown?
Rosemary SW 6187 is the next color up strip 215, noticeably lighter at LRV 14, and Dried Thyme SW 6186 is the step above at 21. Nothing sits below Shade-Grown on strip 215, so there is no darker step to take. Among the closest matches, Forestwood SW 7730 is a close sibling at nearly the same depth, and Ripe Olive SW 6209 is a touch darker.
Is Shade-Grown a good cabinet color?
Yes, if the kitchen has daylight. Shade-Grown on cabinets reads as a soft black with green in it, which sits more easily with wood and brass than a true black does. It works on an island or the lowers under white uppers. A satin finish lets the doors catch light, and warm under-cabinet bulbs matter, because cool strips make the green vanish.
Is Shade-Grown a good bedroom color?
It works best as the wall behind the bed, where it reads green in the morning light and black at night. Four walls need a large window and a ceiling in Ethereal White SW 6182 to keep the room from closing in. Rust, cream or white bedding and warm bedside lamps suit it; a cool bulb makes the room feel like a cave.
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