Southern Garden (Valspar 5011-6)
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Southern Garden (Valspar 5011-6) is a very deep, neutral green from Valspar: LRV 11, so it reflects about 11 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Southern Garden
Three Valspar colors picked for Southern Garden 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 Southern Garden, 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 Bay | SW 6481 | 11 | 4.6 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Brazilian Rainforest | 651 | 10 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Isle Of Pines | 480D-7 | 11.2 | 2.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Holly Leaf | 1143-7 | 8 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Southern Garden (LRV 11) by LRV.
Lighter than Southern Garden
Darker than Southern Garden
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5011-6 |
| Hex | #376457 |
| RGB | 55, 100, 87 |
| HSL | 163°, 29%, 30% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 11 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 38.9, -19.0, 2.6 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Southern Garden (Valspar 5011-6), published as #376457
#225B55
#4A6D57
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Southern Garden (Valspar 5011-6)?
- Southern Garden has an LRV of 11. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Southern Garden is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Southern Garden in another brand?
- Brazilian Rainforest (BM 651) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Southern Garden warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Southern Garden as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.6; 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.