Desert Seedling (Valspar 6001-5A)
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Desert Seedling (Valspar 6001-5A) is a very light, warm green from Valspar: LRV 84, so it reflects about 84 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Desert Seedling
Four Valspar colors picked for Desert Seedling 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 Desert Seedling, 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 | Gratifying Green | SW 6435 | 74 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Appalachian Green | 852 | 79.9 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Moth's Wing | P370-1 | 86 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Lime Meringue | 1222-1 | 82 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Desert Seedling (LRV 84) by LRV.
Lighter than Desert Seedling
Darker than Desert Seedling
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6001-5A |
| Hex | #E9EFD9 |
| RGB | 233, 239, 217 |
| HSL | 76°, 41%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 84 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.5, -5.8, 10.0 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Desert Seedling (Valspar 6001-5A), published as #E9EFD9
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#FBFAD9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Desert Seedling (Valspar 6001-5A)?
- Desert Seedling has an LRV of 84. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Desert Seedling is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Desert Seedling in another brand?
- Lime Meringue (PPG 1222-1) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Desert Seedling warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Desert Seedling as warm, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.0; 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.