Green Sea (Valspar 6001-10C)
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Green Sea (Valspar 6001-10C) is a deep, warm green from Valspar: LRV 23, so it reflects about 23 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Green Sea
Four Valspar colors picked for Green Sea 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 Green Sea, 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 | Jitterbug Jade | SW 6987 | 25 | 5.0 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Kelp Forest Green | 2043-30 | 24.4 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Aqua Waters | S-G-480 | 22.3 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Leprechaun | 1228-6 | 22 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Green Sea (LRV 23) by LRV.
Lighter than Green Sea
Darker than Green Sea
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6001-10C |
| Hex | #009678 |
| RGB | 0, 150, 120 |
| HSL | 168°, 100%, 29% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 23 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 55.2, -41.2, 6.4 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Green Sea (Valspar 6001-10C), published as #009678
#008C77
#35A078
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Green Sea (Valspar 6001-10C)?
- Green Sea has an LRV of 23. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Green Sea is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Green Sea in another brand?
- Kelp Forest Green (BM 2043-30) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Green Sea warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Green Sea as warm, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.4; 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.