Sea Lily (Valspar 6001-9A)
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Sea Lily (Valspar 6001-9A) is a light, neutral green from Valspar: LRV 79, so it reflects about 79 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sea Lily
Four Valspar colors picked for Sea Lily 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 Sea Lily, 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 | Tame Teal | SW 6757 | 73 | 2.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Soft Mint | 2041-60 | 73.9 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Clear Aqua | P440-2 | 76 | 1.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Wintergreen Mint | 1229-2 | 73 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Sea Lily (LRV 79) by LRV.
Lighter than Sea Lily
Darker than Sea Lily
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6001-9A |
| Hex | #C5EEE4 |
| RGB | 197, 238, 228 |
| HSL | 165°, 55%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 79 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.1, -15.2, 0.4 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sea Lily (Valspar 6001-9A), published as #C5EEE4
#B2E3E2
#D9F9E4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sea Lily (Valspar 6001-9A)?
- Sea Lily has an LRV of 79. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sea Lily is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Sea Lily in another brand?
- Clear Aqua (Behr P440-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Sea Lily warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Sea Lily as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 0.4; 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.