City Arboretum (Valspar 6006-4C)
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City Arboretum (Valspar 6006-4C) is a very deep, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 14, so it reflects about 14 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with City Arboretum
Three Valspar colors picked for City Arboretum by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 City Arboretum, 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 | Eclipse | SW 6166 | 14 | 2.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Army Green | 2141-30 | 15.4 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Deer Trail | HDC-FL14-8 | 12.5 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Momentum | 1028-6 | 16 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to City Arboretum (LRV 14) by LRV.
Lighter than City Arboretum
Darker than City Arboretum
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6006-4C |
| Hex | #6D6954 |
| RGB | 109, 105, 84 |
| HSL | 50°, 13%, 38% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 14 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 44.2, -2.2, 12.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
City Arboretum (Valspar 6006-4C), published as #6D6954
#5E6053
#7C7253
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of City Arboretum (Valspar 6006-4C)?
- City Arboretum has an LRV of 14. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so City Arboretum is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to City Arboretum in another brand?
- Army Green (BM 2141-30) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is City Arboretum warm or cool?
- Valspar lists City Arboretum as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 12.4; 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.