Zen Garden (Valspar 6001-5C)
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Zen Garden (Valspar 6001-5C) is a medium, warm green from Valspar: LRV 59, so it reflects about 59 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Zen Garden
Four Valspar colors picked for Zen Garden 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 Zen 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 | Baize Green | SW 6429 | 59 | 2.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Landscape | 430 | 56.9 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Marjoram | M360-4 | 56.4 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Pistachio Pudding | 1120-4 | 62 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Zen Garden (LRV 59) by LRV.
Lighter than Zen Garden
Darker than Zen Garden
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6001-5C |
| Hex | #C4CFA5 |
| RGB | 196, 207, 165 |
| HSL | 76°, 30%, 73% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 59 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.3, -10.9, 19.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Zen Garden (Valspar 6001-5C), published as #C4CFA5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Zen Garden (Valspar 6001-5C)?
- Zen Garden has an LRV of 59. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Zen Garden is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Zen Garden in another brand?
- Marjoram (Behr M360-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Zen Garden warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Zen Garden as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 19.7; 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.