Prairie Willow (Valspar 6001-5B)
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Prairie Willow (Valspar 6001-5B) is a light, warm green from Valspar: LRV 69, so it reflects about 69 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Prairie Willow
Four Valspar colors picked for Prairie Willow 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 Prairie Willow, 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 | Cucumber | SW 6722 | 71 | 2.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Sweet Caroline | 478 | 66.2 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Airy Green | MQ3-47 | 72.4 | 2.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Breezeway | 11-21 | 69 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Prairie Willow (LRV 69) by LRV.
Lighter than Prairie Willow
Darker than Prairie Willow
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6001-5B |
| Hex | #D4DCBC |
| RGB | 212, 220, 188 |
| HSL | 75°, 31%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 69 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.4, -8.2, 14.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Prairie Willow (Valspar 6001-5B), published as #D4DCBC
#C3D2BA
#E6E6BC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Prairie Willow (Valspar 6001-5B)?
- Prairie Willow has an LRV of 69. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Prairie Willow is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Prairie Willow in another brand?
- Sweet Caroline (BM 478) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Prairie Willow warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Prairie Willow as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.8; 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.