Parlour Sage (Valspar 6006-5B)
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Parlour Sage (Valspar 6006-5B) is a medium, warm beige from Valspar: LRV 55, so it reflects about 55 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Parlour Sage
Four Valspar colors picked for Parlour 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 Parlour 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 | Shagreen | SW 6422 | 57 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Dried Parsley | 522 | 55.5 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Hybrid | S340-3 | 59.9 | 2.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Canary Grass | 1114-3 | 59 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar beige colors nearest to Parlour Sage (LRV 55) by LRV.
Lighter than Parlour Sage
Darker than Parlour Sage
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6006-5B |
| Hex | #CAC5A0 |
| RGB | 202, 197, 160 |
| HSL | 53°, 28%, 71% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 55 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.1, -4.3, 19.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Parlour Sage (Valspar 6006-5B), published as #CAC5A0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Parlour Sage (Valspar 6006-5B)?
- Parlour Sage has an LRV of 55. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Parlour Sage is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Parlour Sage in another brand?
- Dried Parsley (BM 522) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Parlour Sage warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Parlour Sage as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 19.2; 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.