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Valspar Gloaming Green#A6B483 · LRV 42.3

Gloaming Green reads as a green / cool — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar 6001-6A actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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VALSPAR GLOAMING GREEN
RGB 166, 180, 131 LRV 42.3

Color spec

Brand Valspar
Name Gloaming Green
SKU 6001-6A
Hex #A6B483
RGB 166, 180, 131
HSL 77°, 25%, 61%
LRV 42.3
Undertone green / cool
Family Green

About Valspar Gloaming Green

Gloaming Green sits in the mid-range at LRV 42.3, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. 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. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.

Gloaming Green is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. 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
Glendale
SKU 0758 · #A1BB8B · LRV 45
ΔE 3.53 (noticeable)
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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.

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.61
All green at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6430
#ABB486
Great Green
ΔE 1.61 · LRV 43
SW 6437
#A3B48C
Haven
ΔE 2.65 · LRV 42
SW 6724
#9DB682
Mesclun Green
ΔE 2.87 · LRV 42
SW 6423
#AEAC7A
Ryegrass
ΔE 5.27 · LRV 40
SW 13
#AEB08F
Majolica Green
ΔE 5.66 · LRV 42

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.7
All green at Benjamin Moore →
431
#A7B989
Central Park
ΔE 1.7 · LRV 44
543
#A6BA80
Woodland Hills Green
ΔE 2.63 · LRV
538
#A6B376
Vienna Green
ΔE 2.9 · LRV
502
#AFB288
Grasslands
ΔE 3.74 · LRV 42
CC-590
#AFB288
Grasslands
ΔE 3.74 · LRV

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.04
All green at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5570
#ACBA8D
Gardening
ΔE 2.04 · LRV 46
DE5591
#A5BE8F
Praying Mantis
ΔE 3.82 · LRV 47
DE5620
#98B489
Mistletoe Kiss
ΔE 4.4 · LRV 41
DE5612
#95B388
Foliage
ΔE 4.93 · LRV 40
DE5529
#ADAC7C
Stuffed Olive
ΔE 4.94 · LRV 40

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.87
All green at PPG / Glidden →
11-13
#ACB17E
Sparrow Song
ΔE 2.87 · LRV 42
1119-5
#B4B780
Fancy Flirt
ΔE 4 · LRV 45
11-30
#B3AE87
Lively Ivy
ΔE 6.8 · LRV 42
11-31
#AFA97D
Thimbleberry Leaf
ΔE 6.92 · LRV 39
1116-5
#BAB078
Gracious Glow
ΔE 7.89 · LRV 43

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.99
All green at Behr →
PPU10-07
#B1B688
Lima Green
ΔE 2.99 · LRV 45
PPU10-7
#B1B688
Lima Green
ΔE 2.99 · LRV 45
400F-5
#9DB388
Promenade
ΔE 3.02 · LRV 41
PPU11-06
#A6B291
Willow Grove
ΔE 4.32 · LRV 42
PPU11-6
#A6B291
Willow Grove
ΔE 4.32 · LRV 42

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.15
All green at Clare →
PNT100-MD-64
#9FA47B
Extra Virgin
ΔE 5.15 · LRV 35
PNT100-MD-49
#ABBD9F
Avocado Toast
ΔE 6.2 · LRV 48
PNT100-DP-50
#93B697
Matcha Latte
ΔE 8.1 · LRV 42
PNT100-MD-58
#8EA992
OMGreen
ΔE 9.47 · LRV 36
PNT100-MD-48
#B5B9A6
Money Moves
ΔE 9.84 · LRV 47

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.26
All green at Magnolia Home →
JG-51
#AFB196
Seasonal
ΔE 7.26 · LRV 43
JG-44
#C4B78B
Summer Pear
ΔE 9.51 · LRV 47
JG-59
#ADB5A5
Early Riser
ΔE 10.26 · LRV 45
JG-166
#B1A789
Juniper Tree
ΔE 10.53 · LRV 39
JG-68
#A8B4A6
Local Greenhouse
ΔE 10.83 · LRV 44

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.28
All green at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 81
#94A68A
Breakfast Room Green
ΔE 7.28 · LRV 35
NO. 75
#BCB596
Ball Green
ΔE 9.15 · LRV 46
NO. 18
#B5B19A
French Gray
ΔE 10.07 · LRV 44
NO. 91
#B4B4A3
Blue Gray
ΔE 11.03 · LRV 45
NO. 214
#84B59C
Arsenic
ΔE 11.84 · LRV 40

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.22
All green at Backdrop →
BD-LF
#A4AB95
Le Freak
ΔE 8.22 · LRV 35
BD-NU
#A4A89F
Nuevo
ΔE 13.48 · LRV 38
BD-CT
#A89E8A
Carry the Two
ΔE 13.98 · LRV 33
BD-AN
#A89886
Anita
ΔE 17.73 · LRV 33
BD-UD
#A4B5BB
Underdog
ΔE 20.62 · LRV 41

Similar Valspar colors

closest in the Valspar deck

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

V060-4
Bavarian Hops
LRV 42.6
V059-4
Terrarium
LRV 42
5007-5C
Rolling Glen
LRV 43
V021-2
Green Curry
LRV 44.9
5007-3C
Green Garlands
LRV 40.3
V058-4
Golden Green
LRV 45

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #A6B483 in HSL space. Pair Gloaming Green with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#A6B483 + #9183B4
TRIADIC
#A6B483 · #83A6B4 · #B483A6
ANALOGOUS
#B4A983 · #A6B483 · #8EB483

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
2.22:1 fail
Sample text on black
9.48:1 AAA

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

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