Sweet Carolina (Valspar 5008-2A)
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Sweet Carolina (Valspar 5008-2A) is a deep, warm beige from Valspar: LRV 29, so it reflects about 29 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sweet Carolina
Four Valspar colors picked for Sweet Carolina by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Sweet Carolina, 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 | Green Earth | SW 7748 | 31 | 1.6 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Sage Mountain | 1488 | 28.5 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Muted Sage | N350-5 | 27.7 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Sylvan | 1032-4 | 29 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar beige colors nearest to Sweet Carolina (LRV 29) by LRV.
Lighter than Sweet Carolina
Darker than Sweet Carolina
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5008-2A |
| Hex | #96937E |
| RGB | 150, 147, 126 |
| HSL | 52°, 10%, 54% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 29 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 60.7, -2.6, 11.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sweet Carolina (Valspar 5008-2A), published as #96937E
#86897C
#A69D7E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sweet Carolina (Valspar 5008-2A)?
- Sweet Carolina has an LRV of 29. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sweet Carolina is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Sweet Carolina in another brand?
- Sylvan (PPG 1032-4) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Sweet Carolina warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Sweet Carolina as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.5; 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.