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VALSPAR · 8003-27C

Valspar Good to Grow#C4BCA0 · LRV 50

Good to Grow reads as a yellow / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar 8003-27C actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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VALSPAR GOOD TO GROW
RGB 196, 188, 160 LRV 50

Color spec

Brand Valspar
Name Good to Grow
SKU 8003-27C
Hex #C4BCA0
RGB 196, 188, 160
HSL 47°, 23%, 70%
LRV 50
Undertone yellow / warm
Family Neutral

About Valspar Good to Grow

At LRV 50, Good to Grow is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its yellow 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.

Good to Grow 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. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.

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
Courtyard
SKU 0344 · #C8BDA4 · LRV 51
ΔE 2.08 (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 neutral from that brand.

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.95
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
CW-30
#C5BCA2
Market Square Shell
ΔE 0.95 · LRV 50
CSP-820
#C2BE9F
Lichen Stone
ΔE 2.25 · LRV
AF-390
#C3B79D
Glacial Till
ΔE 2.47 · LRV 47
1530
#C0BBA9
Senora Gray
ΔE 3.52 · LRV 48
CW-145
#C8BCA7
Brick House Tan
ΔE 3.73 · LRV

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.46
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
1112-4
#C6BB9C
Beach Dune
ΔE 1.46 · LRV 50
1102-3
#C4BAA1
Dancing Dolphin
ΔE 1.65 · LRV 49
11-22
#C5C1A3
Northern Landscape
ΔE 2.32 · LRV 53
1113-3
#C5C1A3
Northern Landscape
ΔE 2.32 · LRV 53
1097-4
#C9BBA3
Dusty Trail
ΔE 3.63 · LRV 51

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.24
All neutral at Behr →
PPU8-09
#C7BB99
Tea Bag
ΔE 2.24 · LRV 50
PPU8-9
#C7BB99
Tea Bag
ΔE 2.24 · LRV 50
PPU8-18
#C4BCA7
Celery Powder
ΔE 2.51 · LRV 50
BNC-03
#C1BE9F
Essential Brown
ΔE 2.64 · LRV 51
MQ2-26
#C7B8A0
Windsor Tan
ΔE 4.14 · LRV 49

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.33
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 75
#BCB596
Ball Green
ΔE 2.33 · LRV 46
NO. 283
#C9BEAB
Drop Cloth
ΔE 4.18 · LRV 52
NO. 234
#BABBA5
Vert de Terre
ΔE 4.31 · LRV 49
NO. 211
#CEC1AD
Stony Ground
ΔE 4.79 · LRV 54
NO. 266
#C0C2B3
Mizzle
ΔE 6.09 · LRV 53

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.43
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-48
#C2BFA2
Gold Moss
ΔE 2.43 · LRV 51
JG-50
#C3C198
Sour Apple
ΔE 4.99 · LRV 52
JG-109
#C5BBAC
Solid Wood
ΔE 5.44 · LRV 50
JG-56
#BEC3B2
Clean Lines
ΔE 6.65 · LRV 53
JG-133
#C6BBB2
Cinnamon Sugar
ΔE 8.6 · LRV 51
SW 6163
#C1BCA7
Grassland
ΔE 2.5 · LRV 50
SW 7732
#C8BD98
Lemongrass
ΔE 2.78 · LRV 51
SW 6149
#C8BBA3
Relaxed Khaki
ΔE 3.18 · LRV 50
SW 2822
#CBBCA5
Downing Sand
ΔE 4.39 · LRV 51
SW 11
#CBB99B
Crewel Tan
ΔE 4.43 · LRV 50

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.02
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6234
#C5C0AC
Serene Thought
ΔE 3.02 · LRV 53
DE6172
#CEBE9F
Bungalow Taupe
ΔE 3.57 · LRV 52
DE5535
#BCC09E
Light Pine
ΔE 5.69 · LRV 51
DEC743
#CFB999
High Noon
ΔE 5.95 · LRV 50
DE6129
#CDB9A2
Rustic Taupe
ΔE 6.63 · LRV 50

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.97
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-MD-48
#B5B9A6
Money Moves
ΔE 5.97 · LRV 47
PNT100-LT-70
#C9CDB9
All The Sage
ΔE 6.85 · LRV 60
PNT100-LT-13
#C2B8B2
Greige
ΔE 9.89 · LRV 49
PNT100-MD-49
#ABBD9F
Avocado Toast
ΔE 10.34 · LRV 48
PNT100-LT-09
#C1C3C0
Motor City
ΔE 10.37 · LRV 54

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.35
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 6.35 · LRV 65
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 12.79 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 16.47 · LRV 53
BD-UD
#A4B5BB
Underdog
ΔE 16.65 · LRV 41
BD-RO
#D2A299
Rosita
ΔE 20.59 · LRV 38

Similar Valspar colors

closest in the Valspar deck

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

6006-3C
Bayou Shade
LRV 52
V095-3
Botanical Beauty
LRV 49.1
8004-25C
Seine and Sensibility
LRV 48
T630
Black Hills Gold
LRV 49.3
8003-30C
Sweet Clover
LRV 49
T569
In for the Night
LRV 48.5

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #C4BCA0 in HSL space. Pair Good to Grow with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#C4BCA0 + #A0A8C4
TRIADIC
#C4BCA0 · #A0C4BC · #BCA0C4
ANALOGOUS
#C4AAA0 · #C4BCA0 · #BAC4A0

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.9:1 fail
Sample text on black
11.05:1 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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