Icy Mint (Valspar 6001-7A)

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Icy Mint (Valspar 6001-7A) is a light, neutral green from Valspar: LRV 76, so it reflects about 76 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Icy Mint
Four Valspar colors picked for Icy Mint 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 Icy Mint, 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 | Mint Condition | SW 6743 | 73 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Spearmint Ice | 596 | 78.2 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Green Aqua | M420-2 | 76.2 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Peppermint Patty | 1226-2 | 75 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Icy Mint (LRV 76) by LRV.
Lighter than Icy Mint
Darker than Icy Mint
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6001-7A |
| Hex | #CFE8DA |
| RGB | 207, 232, 218 |
| HSL | 146°, 35%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 76 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.9, -10.8, 4.0 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Icy Mint (Valspar 6001-7A), published as #CFE8DA
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#E2F2DA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Icy Mint (Valspar 6001-7A)?
- Icy Mint has an LRV of 76. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Icy Mint is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Icy Mint in another brand?
- Green Aqua (Behr M420-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Icy Mint warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Icy Mint as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.0; 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.