Dusty Olive (Valspar 6005-4A)
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Dusty Olive (Valspar 6005-4A) is a deep, warm green from Valspar: LRV 37, so it reflects about 37 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Dusty Olive
Four Valspar colors picked for Dusty Olive 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 Dusty Olive, 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 | Green Sprout | SW 7728 | 34 | 1.8 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Bassett Hall Green | CW-480 | 38.1 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Meditation Time | S360-4 | 38.3 | 2.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Envy | 1123-5 | 36 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Dusty Olive (LRV 37) by LRV.
Lighter than Dusty Olive
Darker than Dusty Olive
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6005-4A |
| Hex | #A7A586 |
| RGB | 167, 165, 134 |
| HSL | 56°, 16%, 59% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 37 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 67.2, -4.6, 16.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dusty Olive (Valspar 6005-4A), published as #A7A586
#979B85
#B7AF85
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dusty Olive (Valspar 6005-4A)?
- Dusty Olive has an LRV of 37. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dusty Olive is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Dusty Olive in another brand?
- Bassett Hall Green (BM CW-480) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Dusty Olive warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Dusty Olive as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 16.4; 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.