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VALSPAR · P096

Valspar Halfway Green#C8BC8A · LRV 50.2

Halfway Green reads as a yellow / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar P096 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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VALSPAR HALFWAY GREEN
RGB 200, 188, 138 LRV 50.2

Color spec

Brand Valspar
Name Halfway Green
SKU P096
Hex #C8BC8A
RGB 200, 188, 138
HSL 48°, 36%, 66%
LRV 50.2
Undertone yellow / warm
Family Neutral

About Valspar Halfway Green

At LRV 50.2, Halfway Green 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.

Halfway Green 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
New Foliage
SKU 0400 · #C2BC90 · LRV 49
ΔE 2.49 (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.

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.73
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5500
#C9BD88
Olive Hint
ΔE 0.73 · LRV 51
DE5563
#B8BA87
Aloe Plant
ΔE 4.92 · LRV 47
DE6158
#D4BA8C
Buckskin
ΔE 5.31 · LRV 51
DE6179
#CDB386
Oak Harbor
ΔE 5.69 · LRV 47
DEC726
#D1B791
Adobe
ΔE 6.88 · LRV 49

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.1
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
2149-40
#C6B984
Timothy Straw
ΔE 1.1 · LRV 47
HC-15
#CBBA84
Henderson Buff
ΔE 1.86 · LRV 49
228
#CAB88C
Shakespeare Tan
ΔE 2.97 · LRV 47
249
#CEB985
Sombrero
ΔE 3.08 · LRV 48
CC-300
#CEB985
Sombrero
ΔE 3.08 · LRV 48

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.38
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
11-04
#CCBF88
Country Style
ΔE 1.38 · LRV 52
1105-5
#CFB989
Appalachian Trail
ΔE 3.68 · LRV 50
12-22
#CFB989
Appalachian Trail
ΔE 3.68 · LRV 50
12-20
#CCB88D
Canvas Satchel
ΔE 3.79 · LRV 49
1099-4
#D0BD94
Subtle Suede
ΔE 3.94 · LRV 52

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.69
All neutral at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6415
#CFC291
Hearts of Palm
ΔE 1.69 · LRV 54
SW 7732
#C8BD98
Lemongrass
ΔE 3.4 · LRV 51
SW 6408
#CBB584
Wheat Grass
ΔE 3.82 · LRV 47
SW 6401
#D2BA83
Independent Gold
ΔE 4.01 · LRV 50
SW 6135
#D0BA94
Ecru
ΔE 5.55 · LRV 51

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.79
All neutral at Behr →
PPU9-11
#C7BF89
Wheat Grass
ΔE 1.79 · LRV 51
320F-4
#D1BC8B
Desert Camel
ΔE 3.25 · LRV 51
PPU8-09
#C7BB99
Tea Bag
ΔE 4.32 · LRV 50
PPU8-9
#C7BB99
Tea Bag
ΔE 4.32 · LRV 50
BXC-34
#D6BB8A
Mineral Yellow
ΔE 5.31 · LRV 52

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.89
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 251
#C8BD83
Churlish Green
ΔE 1.89 · LRV 50
NO. 16
#D6C39E
Cord
ΔE 5.44 · LRV 56
NO. 75
#BCB596
Ball Green
ΔE 5.49 · LRV 46
NO. 32
#C4C6A5
Cooking Apple Green
ΔE 7 · LRV 55
NO. 51
#DCB771
Sudbury Yellow
ΔE 8.15 · LRV 50

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.97
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-44
#C4B78B
Summer Pear
ΔE 1.97 · LRV 47
JG-50
#C3C198
Sour Apple
ΔE 4.22 · LRV 52
JG-48
#C2BFA2
Gold Moss
ΔE 6.37 · LRV 51
JG-45
#D4B670
Bright Days
ΔE 6.59 · LRV 49
JG-40
#DEB578
Cottage Feel
ΔE 9.05 · LRV 50

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.33
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-MD-63
#D1D0A6
High Vibe
ΔE 6.33 · LRV 61
PNT100-MD-48
#B5B9A6
Money Moves
ΔE 10.61 · LRV 47
PNT100-LT-70
#C9CDB9
All The Sage
ΔE 11.04 · LRV 60
PNT100-MD-49
#ABBD9F
Avocado Toast
ΔE 11.83 · LRV 48
PNT100-LT-13
#C2B8B2
Greige
ΔE 15.36 · LRV 49

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.42
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-EA
#E5C580
Eames
ΔE 7.42 · LRV 60
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 11.09 · LRV 65
BD-LF
#A4AB95
Le Freak
ΔE 11.74 · LRV 35
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 15.76 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 19.11 · LRV 53

Similar Valspar colors

closest in the Valspar deck

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

3008-8A
Dry Leaf
LRV 51.4
P094
Frozen Marguerita
LRV 52
M254
Cache of Camel
LRV 49.6
6005-5C
Herb Cornucopia
LRV 49.5
6007-5C
Olive Marinade
LRV 52.7
6008-3C
Epic
LRV 49.6

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #C8BC8A in HSL space. Pair Halfway Green with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#C8BC8A + #8A96C8
TRIADIC
#C8BC8A · #8AC8BC · #BC8AC8
ANALOGOUS
#C89D8A · #C8BC8A · #B5C88A

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.91:1 fail
Sample text on black
11.02:1 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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