Cool Bluegrass (Valspar 5005-6A)
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Cool Bluegrass (Valspar 5005-6A) is a deep, warm green from Valspar: LRV 26, so it reflects about 26 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cool Bluegrass
Four Valspar colors picked for Cool Bluegrass 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 Cool Bluegrass, 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 | Grandview | SW 6466 | 25 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Parsley Snips | 635 | 27.1 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Garden Fountain | PMD-15 | 26.8 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Sheffield | 1139-5 | 24 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Cool Bluegrass (LRV 26) by LRV.
Lighter than Cool Bluegrass
Darker than Cool Bluegrass
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5005-6A |
| Hex | #6E937F |
| RGB | 110, 147, 127 |
| HSL | 148°, 15%, 50% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 26 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 57.8, -17.2, 6.5 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cool Bluegrass (Valspar 5005-6A), published as #6E937F
#5C897D
#809D7F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cool Bluegrass (Valspar 5005-6A)?
- Cool Bluegrass has an LRV of 26. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cool Bluegrass is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Cool Bluegrass in another brand?
- Grandview (SW 6466) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cool Bluegrass warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Cool Bluegrass 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.