Deep Mint (Valspar 6001-8C)
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Deep Mint (Valspar 6001-8C) is a very deep, warm green from Valspar: LRV 15, so it reflects about 15 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Deep Mint
Four Valspar colors picked for Deep 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 Deep 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 | Cilantro | SW 6453 | 14 | 5.7 | clearly different |
| Benjamin Moore | Balsam | 567 | 15.3 | 3.9 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Greenbelt | 470D-6 | 16.7 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Country Club | 1139-6 | 12 | 4.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Deep Mint (LRV 15) by LRV.
Lighter than Deep Mint
Darker than Deep Mint
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6001-8C |
| Hex | #3E7758 |
| RGB | 62, 119, 88 |
| HSL | 147°, 31%, 35% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 15 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 45.5, -26.5, 11.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Deep Mint (Valspar 6001-8C), published as #3E7758
#296D57
#518157
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Deep Mint (Valspar 6001-8C)?
- Deep Mint has an LRV of 15. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Deep Mint is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Deep Mint in another brand?
- Greenbelt (Behr 470D-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 2.4 (noticeably different).
- Is Deep Mint warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Deep Mint as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.4; 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.