Pale Pastures (Valspar 5006-3A)
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Pale Pastures (Valspar 5006-3A) is a light, warm green from Valspar: LRV 67, so it reflects about 67 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pale Pastures
Four Valspar colors picked for Pale Pastures 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 Pale Pastures, 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 | Gratifying Green | SW 6435 | 74 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Par Four | 470 | 64.3 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Feng Shui | S370-2 | 68 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Merry Music | 1127-3 | 64 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Pale Pastures (LRV 67) by LRV.
Lighter than Pale Pastures
Darker than Pale Pastures
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5006-3A |
| Hex | #D3D8C4 |
| RGB | 211, 216, 196 |
| HSL | 75°, 20%, 81% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 67 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 85.5, -5.2, 9.3 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pale Pastures (Valspar 5006-3A), published as #D3D8C4
#C2CEC2
#E5E2C4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pale Pastures (Valspar 5006-3A)?
- Pale Pastures has an LRV of 67. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pale Pastures is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Pale Pastures in another brand?
- Merry Music (PPG 1127-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Pale Pastures warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Pale Pastures as warm, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.3; 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.