Favourite Jade (Valspar 5004-3C)
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Favourite Jade (Valspar 5004-3C) is a medium, warm green from Valspar: LRV 41, so it reflects about 41 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Favourite Jade
Four Valspar colors picked for Favourite Jade 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 Favourite Jade, 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 | Forever Green | SW 9653 | 44 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Garden Path | 466 | 43.4 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Green Balsam | PPU11-15 | 39.4 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Gargoyle | 1127-4 | 43 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Favourite Jade (LRV 41) by LRV.
Lighter than Favourite Jade
Darker than Favourite Jade
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5004-3C |
| Hex | #A2B0A0 |
| RGB | 162, 176, 160 |
| HSL | 113°, 9%, 66% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 41 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 70.4, -7.9, 6.5 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Favourite Jade (Valspar 5004-3C), published as #A2B0A0
#91A69E
#B3BAA0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Favourite Jade (Valspar 5004-3C)?
- Favourite Jade has an LRV of 41. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Favourite Jade is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Favourite Jade in another brand?
- Garden Path (BM 466) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Favourite Jade warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Favourite Jade as warm, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.5; 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.