Smoked Olive (Valspar 6006-4B)
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Smoked Olive (Valspar 6006-4B) is a deep, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 27, so it reflects about 27 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Smoked Olive
Four Valspar colors picked for Smoked Olive by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, 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 Smoked 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 | Lemon Verbena | SW 7726 | 31 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Ivy League | 516 | 26.4 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Tate Olive | 390F-6 | 27.2 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Sweet Annie | 1113-5 | 29 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Smoked Olive (LRV 27) by LRV.
Lighter than Smoked Olive
Darker than Smoked Olive
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6006-4B |
| Hex | #968F69 |
| RGB | 150, 143, 105 |
| HSL | 51°, 18%, 50% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 27 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 59.1, -3.6, 21.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Smoked Olive (Valspar 6006-4B), published as #968F69
#878568
#A59968
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Smoked Olive (Valspar 6006-4B)?
- Smoked Olive has an LRV of 27. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Smoked Olive is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Smoked Olive in another brand?
- Tate Olive (Behr 390F-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.7 (very close).
- Is Smoked Olive warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Smoked Olive as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 21.2; 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.