English Tea Party (Valspar 6004-2C)
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English Tea Party (Valspar 6004-2C) is a very deep, neutral brown from Valspar: LRV 10, so it reflects about 10 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with English Tea Party
Three Valspar colors picked for English Tea Party by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 English Tea Party, 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 | Prelude | SW 9620 | 9 | 1.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Dragon's Breath | 1547 | 9.2 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Peppery | MQ2-62 | 9.6 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Stone's Throw | 1008-7 | 11 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar brown colors nearest to English Tea Party (LRV 10) by LRV.
Lighter than English Tea Party
Darker than English Tea Party
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6004-2C |
| Hex | #5D5952 |
| RGB | 93, 89, 82 |
| HSL | 38°, 6%, 34% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 10 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 38.0, 0.2, 4.6 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
English Tea Party (Valspar 6004-2C), published as #5D5952
#4E5050
#6C6252
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of English Tea Party (Valspar 6004-2C)?
- English Tea Party has an LRV of 10. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so English Tea Party is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to English Tea Party in another brand?
- Prelude (SW 9620) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is English Tea Party warm or cool?
- Valspar lists English Tea Party as neutral, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.6; 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.