Rainforest Mist (Valspar 6001-10B)
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Rainforest Mist (Valspar 6001-10B) is a medium, neutral green from Valspar: LRV 40, so it reflects about 40 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Rainforest Mist
Four Valspar colors picked for Rainforest Mist by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Valspar did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Rainforest Mist, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Larchmere | SW 6752 | 41 | 5.8 | clearly different |
| Benjamin Moore | Egyptian Green | 2043-40 | 43.7 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Shoreline Green | 480B-4 | 45.4 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Aloha | 1229-5 | 35 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Rainforest Mist (LRV 40) by LRV.
Lighter than Rainforest Mist
Darker than Rainforest Mist
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6001-10B |
| Hex | #32BDA4 |
| RGB | 50, 189, 164 |
| HSL | 169°, 58%, 47% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 40 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 69.3, -42.2, 2.2 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Rainforest Mist (Valspar 6001-10B), published as #32BDA4
#00B3A2
#54C7A4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Rainforest Mist (Valspar 6001-10B)?
- Rainforest Mist has an LRV of 40. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Rainforest Mist is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Rainforest Mist in another brand?
- Egyptian Green (BM 2043-40) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 2.0 (very close).
- Is Rainforest Mist warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Rainforest Mist as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.2; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.