Olive White (Valspar 6005-3A)
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Olive White (Valspar 6005-3A) is a light, warm green from Valspar: LRV 61, so it reflects about 61 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Olive White
Four Valspar colors picked for Olive White 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 Olive White, 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 | Acanthus | SW 0029 | 60 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Spa | AF-435 | 62.6 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Breathe | S360-2 | 63.1 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Only Olive | 1123-4 | 59 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Olive White (LRV 61) by LRV.
Lighter than Olive White
Darker than Olive White
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6005-3A |
| Hex | #CFCFB6 |
| RGB | 207, 207, 182 |
| HSL | 60°, 21%, 76% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 61 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.5, -4.3, 12.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Olive White (Valspar 6005-3A), published as #CFCFB6
#BEC5B4
#E0D9B6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Olive White (Valspar 6005-3A)?
- Olive White has an LRV of 61. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Olive White is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Olive White in another brand?
- Acanthus (SW 0029) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Olive White warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Olive White as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 12.4; 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.