Mild Evergreen (Valspar 6003-5C)
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Mild Evergreen (Valspar 6003-5C) is a light, warm green from Valspar: LRV 62, so it reflects about 62 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mild Evergreen
Four Valspar colors picked for Mild Evergreen 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 Mild Evergreen, 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 | Dancing Green | SW 6716 | 58 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Sienna Laurel | 536 | 62.1 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Cricket Field | P370-4 | 60.1 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | True To You | 1118-3 | 62 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Mild Evergreen (LRV 62) by LRV.
Lighter than Mild Evergreen
Darker than Mild Evergreen
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6003-5C |
| Hex | #CAD39D |
| RGB | 202, 211, 157 |
| HSL | 70°, 38%, 72% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 62 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.7, -11.9, 25.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mild Evergreen (Valspar 6003-5C), published as #CAD39D
#BAC99C
#DBDD9C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mild Evergreen (Valspar 6003-5C)?
- Mild Evergreen has an LRV of 62. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mild Evergreen is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Mild Evergreen in another brand?
- True To You (PPG 1118-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.6 (very close).
- Is Mild Evergreen warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Mild Evergreen as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 25.8; 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.