Mardi Gras Green (Valspar 6002-6B)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Mardi Gras Green (Valspar 6002-6B) is a deep, warm green from Valspar: LRV 36, so it reflects about 36 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mardi Gras Green
Four Valspar colors picked for Mardi Gras Green 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 Mardi Gras Green, 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 | Stay in Lime | SW 9032 | 38 | 3.7 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Kiwi | 544 | 36.4 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Herbal Garden | 420D-5 | 36.6 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Asparagus | 1222-6 | 38 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Mardi Gras Green (LRV 36) by LRV.
Lighter than Mardi Gras Green
Darker than Mardi Gras Green
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6002-6B |
| Hex | #93AB64 |
| RGB | 147, 171, 100 |
| HSL | 80°, 30%, 53% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 36 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 66.7, -20.3, 33.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mardi Gras Green (Valspar 6002-6B), published as #93AB64
#84A163
#A3B563
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Similar shades from Valspar
More from Valspar
Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mardi Gras Green (Valspar 6002-6B)?
- Mardi Gras Green has an LRV of 36. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mardi Gras Green is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Mardi Gras Green in another brand?
- Herbal Garden (Behr 420D-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Mardi Gras Green warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Mardi Gras Green as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 33.8; 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.