Shady Palm (Valspar 5003-6C)
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Shady Palm (Valspar 5003-6C) is a very deep, neutral green from Valspar: LRV 16, so it reflects about 16 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Shady Palm
Four Valspar colors picked for Shady Palm by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, 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 Shady Palm, 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 | Rookwood Sash Green | SW 2810 | 13 | 3.9 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Verdigris | 685 | 17.3 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Tealish | S440-6 | 14.9 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Evening Emerald | 1144-6 | 15 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Shady Palm (LRV 16) by LRV.
Lighter than Shady Palm
Darker than Shady Palm
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5003-6C |
| Hex | #547470 |
| RGB | 84, 116, 112 |
| HSL | 173°, 16%, 39% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 16 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 46.4, -12.4, -1.5 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Shady Palm (Valspar 5003-6C), published as #547470
#426B6E
#667D70
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Shady Palm (Valspar 5003-6C)?
- Shady Palm has an LRV of 16. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Shady Palm is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Shady Palm in another brand?
- Evening Emerald (PPG 1144-6) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Shady Palm warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Shady Palm as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is -1.5; 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.