Gentle Pasture (Valspar 6003-4A)
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Gentle Pasture (Valspar 6003-4A) is a deep, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 39, so it reflects about 39 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Gentle Pasture
Four Valspar colors picked for Gentle Pasture by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, 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 Gentle Pasture, 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 | Ryegrass | SW 6423 | 40 | 2.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Ivy Lane | 523 | 41.8 | 2.1 | very close |
| Behr | Tarragon Tease | PPU9-08 | 40.9 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Thimbleberry Leaf | 11-31 | 39 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Gentle Pasture (LRV 39) by LRV.
Lighter than Gentle Pasture
Darker than Gentle Pasture
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6003-4A |
| Hex | #ACA97F |
| RGB | 172, 169, 127 |
| HSL | 56°, 21%, 59% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 39 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 68.5, -5.8, 22.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gentle Pasture (Valspar 6003-4A), published as #ACA97F
#9C9F7E
#BCB37E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Gentle Pasture (Valspar 6003-4A)?
- Gentle Pasture has an LRV of 39. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Gentle Pasture is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Gentle Pasture in another brand?
- Thimbleberry Leaf (PPG 11-31) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Gentle Pasture warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Gentle Pasture as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 22.1; 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.