Jasper is a sexy forest green in the truest sense of the color. It has a mystical deep dark quality, just like a forest.
Here we will take a look at the best uses for Jasper, see it in real homes, look at some coordinating colors, and finally, mull over some alternatives!
What Color is Sherwin Williams Jasper? (6216)
Jasper is a very deep forest green. It can even look black in low light. While there is a good bit of gray in this color, it doesn’t typically look gray in real life, just a bit muted.
LRV of Sherwin Williams Jasper
The LRV of Jasper is 4.
The LRV (Light Reflectance Value) of a color indicates on a scale of 0 – 100 how much light a color reflects (or doesn’t reflect). True black has an LRV of 0 and pure white has an LRV of 100.
In the paint world, we are working in a range of about 3 – 93 because no paint color is purely black or completely white.
At 4, Jasper really is almost black.
What Are the Undertones of Jasper?
Like I said, Jasper is a fairly true forest green color. To me, that means it can look like a true green, or a slightly more blue green depending on the light. (Like a real forest!)
Jasper’s undertones range from cool green (approaching teal) to a very subtle pine green when the color looks its darkest. In very bright warm light, it looks more like a sunny pine color, and we will see that when we get to exteriors.
Here is how the color looks at its most gray, although I would not say this is a standard look for Jasper:
How Jasper looks here is more typical:
Is Jasper Warm or Cool?
Jasper can range from neutral to cool, but when its undertones are at their boldest and brightest, it nearly always looks cool.
Jasper in the Sherwin Williams Color Strip
The Sherwin Williams collection that features Jasper, also happens to have a few fan favorites! Let’s take a look:
These are all such beautiful colors! The other shades in this color strip are:
- Rainwashed (6211)
- Quietude (6212)
- Halcyon Green (6213)
- Jasper Stone (9133)
- Underseas (6214)
- Rocky River (6215) (You can see Rocky River in my Tantalizing Teal Paint Colors for Kitchen Cabinets post!)
Lighter Version of Jasper
One shade lighter than Jasper on the same color strip, is Rocky River (6215).
Sherwin Williams Rocky River is a really beautiful color, but with an LRV of 15, you may find it to be too much lighter than Jasper. For other alternatives that are just a bit lighter than Jasper, stay tuned for dupes a little further down in this post.
Darker Version of Jasper
With an LRV of 4, you will be hard pressed to find colors that are truly “darker” than Jasper. What you may be after is a color that is less saturated, and for that, Sherwin Williams Greenblack fits the bill!
Greenblack has the same LRV as Jasper, but it is way more gray, so it looks like a black with the most subtle hint of green.
Sherwin Williams Jasper in a Color Palette
Here is a palette that features Jasper with some other popular Sherwin Williams colors:
Jasper Complementary & Coordinating Colors
Jasper with Ethereal White
Sherwin Williams Ethereal White is a subtle creamy off-white with green undertones. It would be a nice complement to Jasper, and is a less common choice than other Sherwin Williams whites.
Accessible Beige with Jasper
Accessible Beige has long been one of Sherwin Williams most popular neutrals. Even so, it’s experiencing a resurgence and it would look great with the woodsy color of Jasper.
Jasper and Iron Ore
Iron Ore is a deep charcoal verging on black. You can see more of Jasper and Iron Ore together when we look at kitchen cabinets in just a minute.
Urbane Bronze with Jasper
Urbanze Bronze is a warm dark charcoal that was the Sherwin Williams Color of the Year for 2021.
It looks amazing with other deep colors, and of course Jasper loves another woodsy tone!
Technically the complementary color for Jasper (the color directly across the color wheel) is a deep smokey purple. Sherwin Williams Perle Noir is a great option, but of course, purple is quite “specific.”
What Trim Colors Go With Sherwin Williams Jasper?
With dark paint colors, people usually want to know: “How will this look with dark wood or oak trim?”
Well here is a fancy shmancy little graphic to help you decide:
I really like all shades of wood with most greens, so I think it works. If you have traditional dark wood trim and aren’t sold on Jasper, take a look at Hale Navy.
White Paint that Goes with Jasper
High Reflective White is the whitest white that Sherwin Williams offers. This would be a high-contrast option.
Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace is my personal favorite white. It is also a bright clean white, and not stark at all.
Sherwin Williams White Flour is a creamy white that reads a bit brighter than their cult favorite Alabaster.
Sherwin Williams Jasper for Your Home’s Interior
Now let’s get to the good stuff and take a look through some real homes that feature Jasper!
Sherwin Williams Jasper in an Open Plan Living Room and Dining Room
First let’s take a look at the beautiful new home of Leah and Matt of @bertrand_residence.
I used their home as a bit of inspiration in my color palette earlier, because Leah and Matt were not scared to use bold colors!
You can see Jasper on the feature wall in the dining room:
Sherwin Williams Jasper Kitchen Cabinets
In the wide shot of the Betrand Residence, you may have been wondering if the cabinets are also Jasper. They are actually Iron Ore, and the island is Jasper:
Here’s a picture where you can see the colors a bit better:
The contrast is subtle, but I happen to really like that.
Jasper With Oak Cabinets
How a color will look with existing oak cabinets in a kitchen is always part of the conversation.
If that’s you, and you are looking at Jasper, here’s a graphic to help you visualize:
Sherwin Williams Jasper in the Laundry Room
We don’t often get to see laundry rooms in a particular color, but today we are lucky! Leah and Matt also used Jasper on the cabinets in their laundry room:
My goodness I love this color! Isn’t that graphic tile fun?
I honestly don’t know if I’ve seen a brighter laundry room! They are usually relegated to closets or pokey back rooms. (Not speaking from personal experience or anything…)
I do love a stacked tile as well.
Sherwin Williams Jasper in a Bedroom
Next we will take a look at Jasper in the home of Elizabeth from @livingthatlakelife. She used Jasper in a couple of places, including the accent wall in this #lakelife bedroom:
Not going to lie, the cozy color with the beach themed prints is making me want to have a nap!
Sherwin Williams Jasper in a Bathroom
The other place that Elizabeth used Jasper, is in the bathroom. Here you can see it living up to its darkest potential:
The creamy white here is Sherwin Williams Greek Villa. The vanity has also been painted with Jasper:
Here is one last shot. You can see that even closeup, the artificial light doesn’t show off much of the color in Jasper. It still looks pretty black!
Sherwin Williams Jasper on an Exterior
If you’ve been browsing around through some of my other dark green paint colors, you might have seen this exterior by Headwaters Painting before!
I have used it to illustrate how similar colors would look on an exterior, but finally I am writing a post about the real thing: Jasper!
I love what they had to say about this paint job:
You know those houses that make you do a double take?…
This may be the most daring and bold color change we’ve done and we are all about it!
Our client went with Jasper by Sherwin Williams on both the body and the trim – and sticking with the same sheen on both – to achieve a more blended, modern look.
– Headwaters Painting
I LOVE the red door with Jasper. What a rich color scheme! I think this color would also look amazing with a red brick exterior.
Are you ready to see Jasper at its absolute brightest and boldest? Oh good.
Wowza! This picture really did surprise me! I couldn’t believe that Jasper could look this green!
This photo is a touch more mellow:
I have never seen Jasper looking this bright anywhere else, so it’s definitely down to the bright direct sunlight. Maybe do a couple test patches all the same.
Even if you aren’t a fan of the brighter herby green, I still think it would be worth the occasional bright day, to have the moody opulence of this color:
I mean, come ON! Sooo gorgeous.
Jasper on a Front Door & Trim
We will have to use our imaginations somewhat when it comes to using Jasper on a front door. I found two houses with doors that appear to be similar colors:
On this heritage home, the same Jasper lookalike is used on the trim.
If you ever have trouble visualizing an exterior paint color, check out @peanutbuttertoast on Instagram. I swear they have every color under the sun!
Here is the second door that I think looks pretty close to Jasper:
Jasper Compared to Other Sherwin Williams Dark Green Paint Colors
There are a LOT of great dark green paint colors out there, and Sherwin Williams themselves make several. Here is how Jasper compares to a few other popular dark greens:
Sherwin Williams Jasper vs Pewter Green (6208)
Pewter Green and Jasper are both darker greens with good amounts of gray in them, but that’s about where the similarities end!
Pewter Green is much lighter than Jasper, with an LRV of 12, and it doesn’t ever look black. It is a darker sage green, and while it can have a cooler undertone, it doesn’t ever look close to teal or even forest green. This color definitely tends to stay much warmer in comparison to Jasper.
Sherwin Williams Jasper vs Ripe Olive (6209)
Sherwin Williams Ripe Olive is much warmer and a little lighter than Jasper.
From the swatch you might think it was close to brown, but Ripe Olive is definitely green, and not even that olivey:
As you can see, these colors are similar, but Ripe Olive doesn’t ever look as cool as Jasper, and never close to teal. The LRV of Ripe Olive is 6.
Sherwin Williams Jasper vs Rock Bottom (7062)
Sherwin Williams Rock Bottom is one of my favorite deep greens. It is moody like Jasper, but lighter and more gray.
Because it has a lot more gray in it, Rock Bottom tends to be more of a chameleon than Jasper. It can look like a smoked-out sage with teal undertones, or it can look almost olive.
Sherwin Williams Jasper vs Rookwood Shutter Green (2809)
Rookwood Shutter Green and Jasper look super duper similar, but Rookwood is just a bit cooler than Jasper. Both colors have LRVs of 4.
Of course the closest color match for Jasper would come from Sherwin Williams themselves, whomp whomp.
Dupes for Sherwin Williams Jasper from Other Brands
I always like to give you the best alternative colors from other brands to get the same look, but for Jasper the options aren’t twinning as much as I would like! I recently revisited this section and thought I could do a better job with more time, but it turns out Jasper is still a hard color to get exactly right.
Nevertheless! Here are my updated dupes for Jasper:
Benjamin Moore Jasper Equivalent
I narrowed down the best Benjamin Moore Jasper color matches to two: Essex Green and Black Forest Green.
Benjamin Moore Essex Green (HC-188)
Essex Green doesn’t look like the closest possible color match for Jasper, but in real life, these two look very similar!
Essex Green is just a little more saturated than Jasper, but it’s pretty close to the same general green color:
It also has the same tendency to look black sometimes.
Benjamin Moore Black Forest Green (HC-187)
Benjamin Moore Black Forest Green is just a bit cooler (more blue) than Jasper. On paper, this is the closest color match that Benjamin Moore carries, but it does have a lot more of a blue undertone than Jasper. For this reason, I actually think Essex Green is the better dupe.
Valspar (Lowe’s) Equivalent to Jasper
Valspar and Behr have the same sort of problems, they just don’t make that many deep dark colors. Unfortunately, this means our dupes are more like alternatives than actual doubles.
From Valspar, the closest color match we can get to Sherwin Williams Jasper is their shade Forest Canopy.
Valspar Forest Canopy (5010-1)
Forest Canopy is richer than Jasper and more overtly teal, but it’s the closest green that Valspar offers that is decently dark.
Vaslpar says the LRV of Forest Canopy is 3.687, but their LRVs sometimes differ from other brands.
Best Behr Equivalent for Jasper (Home Depot)
The best alternative that Behr offers for Jasper, is their shade Astronomical.
Astronomical is lighter, cooler, and more gray than Jasper, and not subtley so. This is the best I could do without choosing an actual black paint and forgetting about the color entirely. I can tell you that on the wall Astronomical does appear quite a lot like the cooler and more blackened look of Jasper, it just won’t look quite as true green, and not as rich and saturated.
Here’s another look at each of these dupes:
Jasper Final Moody Musings
That’s all I have on Jasper for now! Let’s go through a little refresher:
- Jasper should be at the tippy top of your list if you are looking for a green or dark exterior paint color
- Jasper plays well with a large variety of other colors
- Sometimes there is a tendency for Jasper to shift between warm green and blue-ish green depending on the light
- If you want a dark green that never looks black, make sure you have lots of natural light, or choose a different color!
Still dreaming of green? Well this is definitely the right place! Check out these other colors:
