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Valspar Cool Bluegrass#678C77 · LRV 23

Cool Bluegrass reads as a green / cool — dark — high drama, needs strong daylight or warm bulbs. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar 5005-6A actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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VALSPAR COOL BLUEGRASS
RGB 103, 140, 119 LRV 23

Color spec

Brand Valspar
Name Cool Bluegrass
SKU 5005-6A
Hex #678C77
RGB 103, 140, 119
HSL 146°, 15%, 48%
LRV 23
Undertone green / cool
Family Green

About Valspar Cool Bluegrass

With an LRV of 23, Cool Bluegrass is a deep, dramatic shade. It soaks up light in north-facing rooms and looks richest where strong daylight hits it. 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. Warm artificial light softens it; cool LED can make it look flat, so match your bulbs to the mood you want.

Cool Bluegrass works best as a feature — a single wall, built-ins, a study or dining room — rather than wrapping a whole bright space. Greens bridge indoors and out, so they suit living rooms, kitchens and sunrooms.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Mountain Meadow
SKU 0703 · #66887B · LRV 22
ΔE 3.3 (close)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all green from that brand.

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.83
All green at PPG / Glidden →
1139-5
#638F7B
Sheffield
ΔE 1.83 · LRV 24
1138-5
#6D9185
Pine Ridge
ΔE 4.1 · LRV 25
FLLW742
#6D9185
Wright Egyptian Blue
ΔE 4.1 · LRV 25
1135-6
#728478
Calabash Clash
ΔE 6.74 · LRV 21
FLLW618
#76846B
Wright Quiet Green
ΔE 7.29 · LRV 21

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.29
All green at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6466
#6B927F
Grandview
ΔE 2.29 · LRV 25
SW 60
#598C74
Alexandrite
ΔE 3.2 · LRV 22
SW 6473
#5F887D
Surf Green
ΔE 4.29 · LRV 22
SW 15
#708672
Gallery Green
ΔE 4.4 · LRV 22
SW 6452
#6C8867
Inland
ΔE 5.05 · LRV 22

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.3
All green at Behr →
QE-46
#708E7B
Ivy Wreath
ΔE 2.3 · LRV 24
N420-5
#60896D
Boreal
ΔE 2.94 · LRV 21
MQ6-43
#5C8878
Dark Jade
ΔE 3.1 · LRV 21
N430-5
#578D78
Aspen Valley
ΔE 3.62 · LRV 22
N440-5
#5B8A80
Coney Island
ΔE 5.03 · LRV 22

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.42
All green at Benjamin Moore →
642
#588977
Palm Trees
ΔE 3.42 · LRV
684
#6C9187
Shenandoah
ΔE 4.84 · LRV
CW-520
#768C6E
Palace Green
ΔE 5.43 · LRV 25
454
#75866E
Cedar Path
ΔE 6.1 · LRV 23
706
#71887F
Cedar Mountains
ΔE 6.21 · LRV 24

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.02
All green at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5649
#68846A
English Holly
ΔE 4.02 · LRV 20
DE5642
#708D6C
Forest Path
ΔE 4.75 · LRV 24
DE5746
#6A8D88
Aspen Hush
ΔE 6.69 · LRV 24
DE5656
#76856A
Wreath
ΔE 7.09 · LRV 22
DE6299
#76857B
Limerick
ΔE 8.06 · LRV 22

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.15
All green at Magnolia Home →
JG-70
#6A887F
Spontaneous
ΔE 5.15 · LRV 22
JG-08
#768D6E
Magnolia Green
ΔE 5.44 · LRV 24
JG-78
#67827E
Tranquility
ΔE 8.1 · LRV 20
JG-09
#79836F
Olive Grove
ΔE 8.63 · LRV 21
JG-65
#7E857D
Sage Stem
ΔE 11.4 · LRV 23

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.8
All green at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 34
#768769
Calke Green
ΔE 6.8 · LRV 22
NO. 47
#737C70
Green Smoke
ΔE 10.46 · LRV 19
NO. 79
#899081
Card Room Green
ΔE 10.75 · LRV 27
NO. 292
#8B8A77
Treron
ΔE 13.42 · LRV 25
NO. 299
#6A7C80
De Nimes
ΔE 13.92 · LRV 19

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 9.53
All green at Clare →
PNT100-DP-61
#6C795F
Daily Greens
ΔE 9.53 · LRV 18
PNT100-MD-75
#599896
Keep It Teal
ΔE 9.85 · LRV 27
PNT100-DP-66
#767665
Field Trip
ΔE 14.2 · LRV 18
PNT100-MD-16
#7B8082
Irony
ΔE 15.92 · LRV 21
PNT100-DP-52
#8C8479
Dirty Chai
ΔE 18.3 · LRV 23

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 10.17
All green at Backdrop →
BD-HF
#7C8478
Hartford
ΔE 10.17 · LRV 22
BD-OS
#7E7C5C
Old Soul
ΔE 14.13 · LRV 18
BD-PW
#7C8E97
Polly Wants
ΔE 16.23 · LRV 27
BD-MJ
#5A6E7E
Mom Jeans
ΔE 21.5 · LRV 18
BD-AN
#A89886
Anita
ΔE 22.59 · LRV 33

Similar Valspar colors

closest in the Valspar deck

The nearest shades to Cool Bluegrass within Valspar's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

P062
Natalie's Chalkboard
LRV 23.9
P097
Kale
LRV 23.3
5004-4B
Blueridge Fir
LRV 21.2
5006-4B
Ginkgo Tree
LRV 22
5004-6A
Spa Green
LRV 21.4
8003-34F
Salty Sea
LRV 21

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #678C77 in HSL space. Pair Cool Bluegrass with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#678C77 + #8C677C
TRIADIC
#678C77 · #77678C · #8C7767
ANALOGOUS
#6A8C67 · #678C77 · #678C8A

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
3.75:1 AA Large
Sample text on black
5.59:1 AA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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