Green Goddess (Valspar 5008-6A)
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Green Goddess (Valspar 5008-6A) is a deep, warm green from Valspar: LRV 39, so it reflects about 39 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Green Goddess
Four Valspar colors picked for Green Goddess 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 Goddess, 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 | Lounge Green | SW 6444 | 36 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Gumdrop | 564 | 42.1 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Brookview | M400-4 | 42.7 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Chatty Cricket | 1131-5 | 39 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Green Goddess (LRV 39) by LRV.
Lighter than Green Goddess
Darker than Green Goddess
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5008-6A |
| Hex | #8DB285 |
| RGB | 141, 178, 133 |
| HSL | 109°, 23%, 61% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 39 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 68.9, -21.2, 19.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Green Goddess (Valspar 5008-6A), published as #8DB285
#7CA884
#9EBC84
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Green Goddess (Valspar 5008-6A)?
- Green Goddess has an LRV of 39. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Green Goddess is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Green Goddess in another brand?
- Chatty Cricket (PPG 1131-5) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Green Goddess warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Green Goddess as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 19.0; 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.