Sunny Dale (Valspar 6002-6A)

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Sunny Dale (Valspar 6002-6A) is a medium, warm green from Valspar: LRV 45, so it reflects about 45 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sunny Dale
Four Valspar colors picked for Sunny Dale 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 Sunny Dale, 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 | Mesclun Green | SW 6724 | 42 | 3.8 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Woodland Hills Green | 543 | 43.5 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Lazy Caterpillar | P370-5 | 45.5 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Lime Green | 1222-5 | 50 | 3.9 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Sunny Dale (LRV 45) by LRV.
Lighter than Sunny Dale
Darker than Sunny Dale
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6002-6A |
| Hex | #A5BB78 |
| RGB | 165, 187, 120 |
| HSL | 80°, 33%, 60% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 45 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 72.8, -18.8, 31.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sunny Dale (Valspar 6002-6A), published as #A5BB78
#95B177
#B5C577
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sunny Dale (Valspar 6002-6A)?
- Sunny Dale has an LRV of 45. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sunny Dale is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Sunny Dale in another brand?
- Lazy Caterpillar (Behr P370-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sunny Dale warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Sunny Dale as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 31.5; 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.