Pine Green (Valspar 5006-6B)

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Pine Green (Valspar 5006-6B) is a deep, warm green from Valspar: LRV 23, so it reflects about 23 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pine Green
Four Valspar colors picked for Pine Green 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 Pine Green, 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 | Inland | SW 6452 | 22 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Palace Green | CW-520 | 25.1 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Ivy Wreath | QE-46 | 23.8 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Sheffield | 1139-5 | 24 | 4.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Pine Green (LRV 23) by LRV.
Lighter than Pine Green
Darker than Pine Green
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5006-6B |
| Hex | #6E8B71 |
| RGB | 110, 139, 113 |
| HSL | 126°, 12%, 49% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 23 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 55.0, -15.7, 10.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pine Green (Valspar 5006-6B), published as #6E8B71
#5D8170
#7F9571
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pine Green (Valspar 5006-6B)?
- Pine Green has an LRV of 23. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pine Green is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Pine Green in another brand?
- Ivy Wreath (Behr QE-46) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Pine Green warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Pine Green as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.6; 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.