Nordic Forest (Valspar 5010-6)
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Nordic Forest (Valspar 5010-6) is a very deep, neutral green from Valspar: LRV 13, so it reflects about 13 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Nordic Forest
Three Valspar colors picked for Nordic Forest by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Nordic Forest, 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 | Poseidon | SW 6762 | 11 | 3.7 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Deep Sea | 623 | 14.5 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Forest Rain | S-H-480 | 11.1 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Country Club | 1139-6 | 12 | 4.0 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Nordic Forest (LRV 13) by LRV.
Lighter than Nordic Forest
Darker than Nordic Forest
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5010-6 |
| Hex | #2F6F5E |
| RGB | 47, 111, 94 |
| HSL | 164°, 41%, 31% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 13 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 42.4, -25.0, 3.3 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Nordic Forest (Valspar 5010-6), published as #2F6F5E
#11665C
#44785E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Nordic Forest (Valspar 5010-6)?
- Nordic Forest has an LRV of 13. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Nordic Forest is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Nordic Forest in another brand?
- Deep Sea (BM 623) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Nordic Forest warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Nordic Forest as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.3; 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.