Tea Stain (Valspar 6001-1A)
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Tea Stain (Valspar 6001-1A) is a light, warm greige from Valspar: LRV 66, so it reflects about 66 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tea Stain
Four Valspar colors picked for Tea Stain by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper greige, 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 Tea Stain, 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 | Conservative Gray | SW 6183 | 63 | 1.5 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Light Pewter | 1464 | 67.5 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Soft Secret | PPU25-10 | 65.6 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Veil Of Dusk | 1029-2 | 68 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar greige colors nearest to Tea Stain (LRV 66) by LRV.
Lighter than Tea Stain
Darker than Tea Stain
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6001-1A |
| Hex | #D7D5C9 |
| RGB | 215, 213, 201 |
| HSL | 51°, 15%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 66 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 85.1, -1.4, 6.2 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tea Stain (Valspar 6001-1A), published as #D7D5C9
#C6CBC7
#E9DFC9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tea Stain (Valspar 6001-1A)?
- Tea Stain has an LRV of 66. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tea Stain is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Tea Stain in another brand?
- Soft Secret (Behr PPU25-10) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Tea Stain warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Tea Stain as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.2; 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.