Prairie Brush (Valspar 6003-4B)
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Prairie Brush (Valspar 6003-4B) is a deep, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 29, so it reflects about 29 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Prairie Brush
Four Valspar colors picked for Prairie Brush 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 Prairie Brush, 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 | Lemon Verbena | SW 7726 | 31 | 1.4 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Hiking Path | 524 | 30.1 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Tate Olive | 390F-6 | 27.2 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Sweet Annie | 1113-5 | 29 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Prairie Brush (LRV 29) by LRV.
Lighter than Prairie Brush
Darker than Prairie Brush
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6003-4B |
| Hex | #98956E |
| RGB | 152, 149, 110 |
| HSL | 56°, 17%, 51% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 29 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 61.0, -5.4, 21.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Prairie Brush (Valspar 6003-4B), published as #98956E
#898B6D
#A89F6D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Prairie Brush (Valspar 6003-4B)?
- Prairie Brush has an LRV of 29. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Prairie Brush is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Prairie Brush in another brand?
- Lemon Verbena (SW 7726) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Prairie Brush warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Prairie Brush as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 21.1; 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.