Panacea (Valspar 6002-3A)
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Panacea (Valspar 6002-3A) is a light, warm green from Valspar: LRV 72, so it reflects about 72 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Panacea
Four Valspar colors picked for Panacea 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 Panacea, 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 | Sprout | SW 6427 | 77 | 1.7 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Spring Bud | 520 | 73.5 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Aloe Nectar | M350-2 | 74.3 | 1.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Slow Dance | 1115-3 | 70 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Panacea (LRV 72) by LRV.
Lighter than Panacea
Darker than Panacea
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6002-3A |
| Hex | #DEDFC6 |
| RGB | 222, 223, 198 |
| HSL | 62°, 28%, 83% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 72 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.2, -4.6, 12.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Panacea (Valspar 6002-3A), published as #DEDFC6
#CDD5C4
#F0E9C6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Panacea (Valspar 6002-3A)?
- Panacea has an LRV of 72. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Panacea is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Panacea in another brand?
- Slow Dance (PPG 1115-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Panacea warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Panacea as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 12.2; 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.