Mint Frost (Valspar 6001-3B)
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Mint Frost (Valspar 6001-3B) is a medium, warm green from Valspar: LRV 58, so it reflects about 58 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mint Frost
Four Valspar colors picked for Mint Frost 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 Mint Frost, 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 | Acanthus | SW 0029 | 60 | 1.4 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Soft Fern | 2144-40 | 56.7 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Morning Zen | S380-2 | 59.9 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Whispering Pine | 1125-3 | 58 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Mint Frost (LRV 58) by LRV.
Lighter than Mint Frost
Darker than Mint Frost
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6001-3B |
| Hex | #C9CBB5 |
| RGB | 201, 203, 181 |
| HSL | 65°, 17%, 75% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 58 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.0, -4.5, 10.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mint Frost (Valspar 6001-3B), published as #C9CBB5
#B8C1B3
#DAD5B5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mint Frost (Valspar 6001-3B)?
- Mint Frost has an LRV of 58. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mint Frost is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Mint Frost in another brand?
- Whispering Pine (PPG 1125-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Mint Frost warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Mint Frost as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.8; 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.