Fiddlehead Fern (Valspar 6003-6B)
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Fiddlehead Fern (Valspar 6003-6B) is a medium, warm green from Valspar: LRV 41, so it reflects about 41 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Fiddlehead Fern
Four Valspar colors picked for Fiddlehead Fern 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 Fiddlehead Fern, 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 | 3.8 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Vienna Green | 538 | 40.3 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Herbal Garden | 420D-5 | 36.6 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Sparrow Song | 11-13 | 42 | 3.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Fiddlehead Fern (LRV 41) by LRV.
Lighter than Fiddlehead Fern
Darker than Fiddlehead Fern
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6003-6B |
| Hex | #A3B272 |
| RGB | 163, 178, 114 |
| HSL | 74°, 29%, 57% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 41 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 70.1, -15.8, 31.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Fiddlehead Fern (Valspar 6003-6B), published as #A3B272
#93A871
#B3BC71
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Fiddlehead Fern (Valspar 6003-6B)?
- Fiddlehead Fern has an LRV of 41. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Fiddlehead Fern is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Fiddlehead Fern in another brand?
- Vienna Green (BM 538) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Fiddlehead Fern warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Fiddlehead Fern as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 31.0; 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.