Wilderness (Valspar 6009-5)
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Wilderness (Valspar 6009-5) is a very deep, warm green from Valspar: LRV 10, so it reflects about 10 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Wilderness
Three Valspar colors picked for Wilderness 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 Wilderness, 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 | Kale Green | SW 6460 | 13 | 3.4 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Under the Sea | 693 | 10.5 | 2.3 | very close |
| Behr | Congo | PPU11-20 | 10.6 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Still Searching | 13-31 | 11 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Wilderness (LRV 10) by LRV.
Lighter than Wilderness
Darker than Wilderness
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6009-5 |
| Hex | #476151 |
| RGB | 71, 97, 81 |
| HSL | 143°, 15%, 33% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 10 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 38.7, -13.4, 6.0 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Wilderness (Valspar 6009-5), published as #476151
#365850
#576A51
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Wilderness (Valspar 6009-5)?
- Wilderness has an LRV of 10. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Wilderness is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Wilderness in another brand?
- Under the Sea (BM 693) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 2.3 (very close).
- Is Wilderness warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Wilderness as warm, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.0; 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.