Organic Garden (Valspar 6005-6B)
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Organic Garden (Valspar 6005-6B) is a deep, warm green from Valspar: LRV 33, so it reflects about 33 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Organic Garden
Four Valspar colors picked for Organic Garden 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 Organic Garden, 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 | Glade Green | SW 9669 | 36 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Ponderosa Pine | 531 | 30.9 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Grape Leaves | 400D-6 | 29.2 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Golden Grass | 1119-6 | 34 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Organic Garden (LRV 33) by LRV.
Lighter than Organic Garden
Darker than Organic Garden
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6005-6B |
| Hex | #9F9E61 |
| RGB | 159, 158, 97 |
| HSL | 59°, 24%, 50% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 33 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 63.9, -9.0, 32.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Organic Garden (Valspar 6005-6B), published as #9F9E61
#909460
#AEA860
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Organic Garden (Valspar 6005-6B)?
- Organic Garden has an LRV of 33. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Organic Garden is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Organic Garden in another brand?
- Ponderosa Pine (BM 531) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.6 (very close).
- Is Organic Garden warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Organic Garden as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 32.0; 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.