Green Tea Leaves (Valspar 5004-1C)
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Green Tea Leaves (Valspar 5004-1C) is a deep, warm green from Valspar: LRV 37, so it reflects about 37 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Green Tea Leaves
Four Valspar colors picked for Green Tea Leaves 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 Green Tea Leaves, 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 | Coastal Plain | SW 6192 | 37 | 1.4 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Oilcloth | CSP-760 | 35.3 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Simply Sage | PPU10-16 | 38.8 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Wandering Willow | 1031-3 | 38 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Green Tea Leaves (LRV 37) by LRV.
Lighter than Green Tea Leaves
Darker than Green Tea Leaves
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5004-1C |
| Hex | #A2A695 |
| RGB | 162, 166, 149 |
| HSL | 74°, 9%, 62% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 37 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 67.4, -4.5, 8.3 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Green Tea Leaves (Valspar 5004-1C), published as #A2A695
#929C93
#B3B095
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Green Tea Leaves (Valspar 5004-1C)?
- Green Tea Leaves has an LRV of 37. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Green Tea Leaves is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Green Tea Leaves in another brand?
- Wandering Willow (PPG 1031-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Green Tea Leaves warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Green Tea Leaves as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.3; 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.