Beach Blanket (Valspar 6002-9B)
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Beach Blanket (Valspar 6002-9B) is a light, warm green from Valspar: LRV 73, so it reflects about 73 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Beach Blanket
Four Valspar colors picked for Beach Blanket 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 Beach Blanket, 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 | Reclining Green | SW 6744 | 63 | 4.8 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Tropical Paradise | 575 | 74.5 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Crystal Rapids | P420-2 | 69.5 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Dinner Mint | 17-30 | 72 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Beach Blanket (LRV 73) by LRV.
Lighter than Beach Blanket
Darker than Beach Blanket
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6002-9B |
| Hex | #B9E8D0 |
| RGB | 185, 232, 208 |
| HSL | 149°, 51%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.3, -19.8, 6.7 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Beach Blanket (Valspar 6002-9B), published as #B9E8D0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Beach Blanket (Valspar 6002-9B)?
- Beach Blanket has an LRV of 73. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Beach Blanket is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Beach Blanket in another brand?
- Dinner Mint (PPG 17-30) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Beach Blanket warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Beach Blanket as warm, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.7; 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.