Tropical Foliage (Valspar 6002-6C)
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Tropical Foliage (Valspar 6002-6C) is a deep, warm green from Valspar: LRV 29, so it reflects about 29 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tropical Foliage
Four Valspar colors picked for Tropical Foliage 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 Tropical Foliage, 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 | Pickle | SW 6725 | 32 | 4.2 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Buckingham Gardens | 545 | 31.2 | 3.8 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Springview Green | P380-6 | 30.7 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Antique Moss | 1222-7 | 27 | 4.0 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Tropical Foliage (LRV 29) by LRV.
Lighter than Tropical Foliage
Darker than Tropical Foliage
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6002-6C |
| Hex | #819C54 |
| RGB | 129, 156, 84 |
| HSL | 83°, 30%, 47% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 29 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 60.9, -21.8, 34.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tropical Foliage (Valspar 6002-6C), published as #819C54
#729254
#91A652
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tropical Foliage (Valspar 6002-6C)?
- Tropical Foliage has an LRV of 29. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tropical Foliage is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Tropical Foliage in another brand?
- Springview Green (Behr P380-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 2.2 (very close).
- Is Tropical Foliage warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Tropical Foliage as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 34.5; 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.