Feathered Fern (Valspar 6005-5A)
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Feathered Fern (Valspar 6005-5A) is a very light, warm beige from Valspar: LRV 82, so it reflects about 82 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Feathered Fern
Four Valspar colors picked for Feathered Fern by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Feathered Fern, 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 | Carambola | SW 9667 | 82 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | White Marigold | 2149-60 | 77.4 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Floating Lily | M340-2 | 81.9 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Bright Laughter | 1215-2 | 84 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar beige colors nearest to Feathered Fern (LRV 82) by LRV.
Lighter than Feathered Fern
Darker than Feathered Fern
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6005-5A |
| Hex | #EEEACF |
| RGB | 238, 234, 207 |
| HSL | 52°, 48%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 82 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.4, -3.1, 13.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Feathered Fern (Valspar 6005-5A), published as #EEEACF
#DDE0CD
#FFF4CF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Feathered Fern (Valspar 6005-5A)?
- Feathered Fern has an LRV of 82. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Feathered Fern is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Feathered Fern in another brand?
- Carambola (SW 9667) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Feathered Fern warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Feathered Fern as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.6; 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.