Timid Absinthe (Valspar 6003-5B)
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Timid Absinthe (Valspar 6003-5B) 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 Timid Absinthe
Four Valspar colors picked for Timid Absinthe 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 Timid Absinthe, 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 | Lime Granita | SW 6715 | 73 | 1.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Soothing Green | 535 | 67.9 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Celery Bunch | 420C-3 | 70.6 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Aloe Vera | 1222-3 | 75 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Timid Absinthe (LRV 73) by LRV.
Lighter than Timid Absinthe
Darker than Timid Absinthe
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6003-5B |
| Hex | #DAE2B8 |
| RGB | 218, 226, 184 |
| HSL | 71°, 42%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.3, -9.7, 19.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Timid Absinthe (Valspar 6003-5B), published as #DAE2B8
#C9D8B7
#EBECB7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Timid Absinthe (Valspar 6003-5B)?
- Timid Absinthe has an LRV of 73. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Timid Absinthe is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Timid Absinthe in another brand?
- Aloe Vera (PPG 1222-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Timid Absinthe warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Timid Absinthe as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 19.7; 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.