Bayou Shade (Valspar 6006-3C)
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Bayou Shade (Valspar 6006-3C) is a medium, warm beige from Valspar: LRV 54, so it reflects about 54 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Bayou Shade
Four Valspar colors picked for Bayou Shade 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 Bayou Shade, 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 | Recycled Glass | SW 7747 | 51 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Lichen Stone | CSP-820 | 49.9 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Washed Olive | S350-3 | 52.2 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Northern Landscape | 11-22 | 53 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar beige colors nearest to Bayou Shade (LRV 54) by LRV.
Lighter than Bayou Shade
Darker than Bayou Shade
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6006-3C |
| Hex | #C7C3A4 |
| RGB | 199, 195, 164 |
| HSL | 53°, 24%, 71% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 54 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 78.4, -3.8, 16.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Bayou Shade (Valspar 6006-3C), published as #C7C3A4
#B7B9A2
#D8CDA4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Bayou Shade (Valspar 6006-3C)?
- Bayou Shade has an LRV of 54. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Bayou Shade is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Bayou Shade in another brand?
- Northern Landscape (PPG 11-22) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Bayou Shade warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Bayou Shade as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 16.1; 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.