Sherwin Williams Dancing Green SW 6716
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- Dancing Green for exterior (3 photos)
- Sherwin Williams Dancing Green reviews (6 photos)
- What are Sherwin Williams Dancing Green undertones?
- Is Dancing Green SW 6716 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Dancing Green
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Dancing Green SW 6716
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Dancing Green SW 6716 |
| Code: | SW 6716 |
| Name: | Dancing Green |
| Brand: | Sherwin Williams |
| Collections: | Blissful Retreat |
What color is Sherwin Williams Dancing Green?
Sherwin Williams Dancing Green SW 6716 is a light, muted yellow-green with a noticeable olive cast. Its soft, dusty quality keeps the color from reading overly bright, while the yellow undertone gives it more warmth than a typical sage. In sunlit rooms, Dancing Green can appear fresher and slightly more chartreuse; under cooler or lower light, it settles into a quieter, earthier green. It suits kitchen walls, breakfast nooks, mudrooms, and painted cabinetry where a gentle natural color is wanted without going dark. Pair it with warm white trim, pale oak, woven rattan, aged brass, and clay or terracotta accents for a grounded palette.
Dancing Green for exterior (3 photos)
Looking for a fresh new look for your house exterior or starting from skretch? We’ve collected pictures of real-life homes that have been painted with this warm green hue. Find inspiration for your house’s exterior, front doors, gates, shutters, frames or windows.
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Sherwin Williams Dancing Green reviews (6 photos)
View the photos of real spaces painted with this green that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.
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What are Sherwin Williams Dancing Green undertones?
Dancing Green is a light, soft straw yellow. The HEX sample leans yellow; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.
HEX value:
RGB code:
197, 205, 143
Is Sherwin Williams Dancing Green cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 68°, this Green reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
SW 6716 Dancing Green HSL code: 68, 38%, 68%
Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.
How light temperature affects Dancing Green
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:
| Direction of sunlight | Visible temp. | Hue | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| North | Cool | Bluish | All day |
| East | Warm | Yellow | Before noon |
| West | Warm | Orange-red | After noon |
| South | Warm | Orange-yellow | All day |
Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this Green shade looks under different lighting:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Dancing Green:
Monochromatic color scheme
This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.
Lighter shades
SW 6716
Dancing Green
Darker shades
SW 6716
Dancing Green
Complementary color scheme
This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Dancing Green with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 248, such as Sherwin Williams Purple Passage and Elation.
LRV of Dancing Green
Dancing Green has an LRV of 57.85% and refers to Light colors that reflect most of the incident light. Why LRV is important?
Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).
Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 57.85%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft2 living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.
Color codes
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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #c5cd8f |
| RGB Decimal | 197, 205, 143 |
| RGB Percent | 77.25%, 80.39%, 56.08% |
| HSV | Hue: 68° Saturation: 30.24% Value: 80.39% |
| HSL | hsl(68, 38, 68) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 3.9 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 30.24 Key: 19.61 |
| YIQ | Y: 195.54 I: 15.156 Q: -20.987 |
| XYZ | X: 49.815 Y: 57.517 Z: 34.457 |
| CIE Lab | L:80.469 a:-12.688 b:30.035 |
| CIE Luv | L:80.469 u:-1.785 v:43.094 |
| Decimal | 12963215 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.84, -15.473, 26.15 |
Color equivalents
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