Pea Pod (Valspar 6005-8A)
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Pea Pod (Valspar 6005-8A) is a medium, warm green from Valspar: LRV 48, so it reflects about 48 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pea Pod
Four Valspar colors picked for Pea Pod 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 Pea Pod, 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 | Picnic | SW 6731 | 47 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Fresh Grass | 426 | 46.4 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Gleeful | P380-5 | 44.2 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Hearty Hosta | 1223-5 | 45 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Pea Pod (LRV 48) by LRV.
Lighter than Pea Pod
Darker than Pea Pod
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6005-8A |
| Hex | #9DC37A |
| RGB | 157, 195, 122 |
| HSL | 91°, 38%, 62% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 48 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 74.6, -25.5, 32.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pea Pod (Valspar 6005-8A), published as #9DC37A
#8DB979
#AECD79
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pea Pod (Valspar 6005-8A)?
- Pea Pod has an LRV of 48. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pea Pod is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Pea Pod in another brand?
- Fresh Grass (BM 426) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Pea Pod warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Pea Pod as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 32.6; 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.