Tempered Sage (Valspar 6006-5A)
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Tempered Sage (Valspar 6006-5A) is a light, warm beige from Valspar: LRV 70, so it reflects about 70 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tempered Sage
Four Valspar colors picked for Tempered Sage 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 Tempered Sage, 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 | Celery | SW 6421 | 71 | 1.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Gloucester Green | CW-440 | 63.4 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Springday | MQ3-14 | 67.1 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Namaste | 1026-1 | 69 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar beige colors nearest to Tempered Sage (LRV 70) by LRV.
Lighter than Tempered Sage
Darker than Tempered Sage
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6006-5A |
| Hex | #E1DBBB |
| RGB | 225, 219, 187 |
| HSL | 51°, 39%, 81% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 70 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.1, -3.2, 16.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tempered Sage (Valspar 6006-5A), published as #E1DBBB
#D0D1B9
#F2E5BB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tempered Sage (Valspar 6006-5A)?
- Tempered Sage has an LRV of 70. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tempered Sage is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Tempered Sage in another brand?
- Celery (SW 6421) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Tempered Sage warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Tempered Sage as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 16.5; 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.