Sea Treasure (Valspar 6002-9C)
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Sea Treasure (Valspar 6002-9C) is a medium, warm green from Valspar: LRV 58, so it reflects about 58 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sea Treasure
Four Valspar colors picked for Sea Treasure 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 Treasure, 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 | Tantalizing Teal | SW 6937 | 61 | 5.3 | clearly different |
| Benjamin Moore | Spring Fresh | 591 | 56.7 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Tropical Trail | P420-3 | 54.3 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Almost Aqua | 1229-3 | 62 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Sea Treasure (LRV 58) by LRV.
Lighter than Sea Treasure
Darker than Sea Treasure
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6002-9C |
| Hex | #87D8BB |
| RGB | 135, 216, 187 |
| HSL | 159°, 51%, 69% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 58 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.7, -31.2, 6.5 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sea Treasure (Valspar 6002-9C), published as #87D8BB
#72CDB9
#9CE3BB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sea Treasure (Valspar 6002-9C)?
- Sea Treasure has an LRV of 58. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sea Treasure is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Sea Treasure in another brand?
- Spring Fresh (BM 591) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Sea Treasure warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Sea Treasure as warm, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.5; 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.