Garden Ochre (Valspar 3005-5A)
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Garden Ochre (Valspar 3005-5A) is a deep, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 28, so it reflects about 28 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Garden Ochre
Four Valspar colors picked for Garden Ochre by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Valspar did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Garden Ochre, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Chamois | SW 6131 | 26 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Golden Retriever | 2165-30 | 29.4 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Wild Ginger | M270-7 | 27.3 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Allegro | 1090-6 | 28 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Garden Ochre (LRV 28) by LRV.
Lighter than Garden Ochre
Darker than Garden Ochre
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3005-5A |
| Hex | #B7874C |
| RGB | 183, 135, 76 |
| HSL | 33°, 43%, 51% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 28 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 59.8, 11.7, 38.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Garden Ochre (Valspar 3005-5A), published as #B7874C
#A97E4C
#C6904A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Garden Ochre (Valspar 3005-5A)?
- Garden Ochre has an LRV of 28. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Garden Ochre is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Garden Ochre in another brand?
- Wild Ginger (Behr M270-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Garden Ochre warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Garden Ochre as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 38.5; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.