Aloe Vera
5006-5B · #C4D5C8 · LRV 63.7 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Aloe Vera, Really?
Aloe Vera reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar 5006-5B behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Aloe Vera
Aloe Vera is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Greens bridge indoors and out, so they suit living rooms, kitchens and sunrooms.
How Lighting Changes Aloe Vera
At LRV 63.7, Aloe Vera is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its green undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Aloe Vera are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Valspar 5006-5B directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Slow GreenSW 6456 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.9 | 64 | Color page → |
| Behr | Natures ReflectionN430-2 · Behr | 2.7 | 63 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | CrystallineAF-485 · Benjamin Moore | 2.3 | 63 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Malted MintPPG1139-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.7 | 63 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Malted MintPPG1139-2 · Glidden | 2.1 | 63 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Frosted Fir330-2DB · Dutch Boy | 2.3 | 64 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Aloe Vera within Valspar's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #C4D5C8 in HSL space. Pair Aloe Vera with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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