Sherwin Williams Perennial Green SW 2932

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Perennial Green for living room (1 photo)
Sherwin Williams SW 2932 on kitchen cabinets (2 photos)
What are Sherwin Williams Perennial Green undertones?
Is Perennial Green SW 2932 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Perennial Green
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Perennial Green SW 2932
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Perennial Green SW 2932
Code:	SW 2932
Name:	Perennial Green
Brand:	Sherwin Williams

What color is Sherwin Williams Perennial Green?

Sherwin Williams Perennial Green SW 2932 is a deep, earthy green with a lightly blue-leaning cast that keeps it from reading too yellow. Its dark value gives walls a grounded, enveloping look, while daylight brings out the clearer green within the color. Perennial Green is especially effective in dining rooms, studies, mudrooms, and on kitchen or built-in cabinetry where its depth can define architectural details. Pair it with warm white trim, natural oak, aged brass, or creamy stone for contrast, or use charcoal and black accents for a more shadowy palette. In low lighting, this shade can appear nearly black-green, so it benefits from layered lamps or brighter adjacent finishes.

Perennial Green for living room

Check out this stunning dark color used in real living rooms. Explore how this green shade can create a unique space

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Sherwin Williams SW 2932 on kitchen cabinets (2 photos)

Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating cool green hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.

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What are Sherwin Williams Perennial Green undertones?

Perennial Green is a deep, soft forest green. The HEX sample leans green; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm light can make it look more olive and earthy, while cool daylight usually makes the green direction easier to notice.

HEX value:

#1B5236

RGB code:

27, 82, 54

Is Sherwin Williams Perennial Green cool or warm?

warm

cool

At 149° on the HSL hue wheel, this dark green falls clearly in the cool range.

SW 2932 Perennial Green HSL code: 149, 50%, 21%

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 Perennial Green

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

Sunrise

Morning

Noon

Afternoon

Sunset

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 dark green shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Perennial 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 2932
Perennial Green

SW 6747
Argyle

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 Perennial Green with a yellow hue, complementary colors are those with a purple hue close to 329, such as Sherwin Williams Whimsical White and Ruby Violet.

SW 2932
Perennial Green

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LRV of Perennial Green

Perennial Green has an LRV of 5.52% and refers to Dark colors which means that this color almost does not reflect light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

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 5.52%, 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

We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#1b5236
RGB Decimal	27, 82, 54
RGB Percent	10.59%, 32.16%, 21.18%
HSV	Hue: 149° Saturation: 67.07% Value: 32.16%
HSL	hsl(149, 50, 21)
CMYK	Cyan: 67.07 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 34.15 Key: 67.84
YIQ	Y: 62.363 I: -23.777 Q: -20.348
XYZ	X: 4.135 Y: 6.534 Z: 4.532
CIE Lab	L:30.721 a:-25.533 b:11.24
CIE Luv	L:30.721 u:-21.94 v:15.871
Decimal	1790518
Hunter Lab	25.561, -15.857, 7.38