Tarragon (Valspar 6001-4C)
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Tarragon (Valspar 6001-4C) is a very deep, warm green from Valspar: LRV 15, so it reflects about 15 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tarragon
Four Valspar colors picked for Tarragon 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 Tarragon, 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 | Oakmoss | SW 6180 | 13 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Trailing Vines | 1505 | 13.5 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Global Green | S380-7 | 14.7 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | All About Olive | 1126-7 | 14 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Tarragon (LRV 15) by LRV.
Lighter than Tarragon
Darker than Tarragon
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6001-4C |
| Hex | #6B6D55 |
| RGB | 107, 109, 85 |
| HSL | 65°, 12%, 38% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 15 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 45.3, -5.2, 13.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tarragon (Valspar 6001-4C), published as #6B6D55
#5C6454
#7A7654
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tarragon (Valspar 6001-4C)?
- Tarragon has an LRV of 15. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tarragon is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Tarragon in another brand?
- All About Olive (PPG 1126-7) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 2.1 (very close).
- Is Tarragon warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Tarragon as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.2; 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.