Green Monsoon (Valspar 5008-3C)
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Green Monsoon (Valspar 5008-3C) is a medium, warm green from Valspar: LRV 49, so it reflects about 49 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Green Monsoon
Four Valspar colors picked for Green Monsoon 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 Green Monsoon, 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 | Recycled Glass | SW 7747 | 51 | 2.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Lily Pad | 480 | 50.6 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Dried Chervil | ICC-105 | 48.9 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Quaking Grass | 1121-4 | 54 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Green Monsoon (LRV 49) by LRV.
Lighter than Green Monsoon
Darker than Green Monsoon
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5008-3C |
| Hex | #B6BEA1 |
| RGB | 182, 190, 161 |
| HSL | 77°, 18%, 69% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 49 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.7, -7.9, 13.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Green Monsoon (Valspar 5008-3C), published as #B6BEA1
#A5B49F
#C7C8A1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Green Monsoon (Valspar 5008-3C)?
- Green Monsoon has an LRV of 49. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Green Monsoon is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Green Monsoon in another brand?
- Dried Chervil (Behr ICC-105) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Green Monsoon warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Green Monsoon as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.7; 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.