Delicate Frost (Valspar 6003-9A)
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Delicate Frost (Valspar 6003-9A) is a very light, neutral green from Valspar: LRV 80, so it reflects about 80 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Delicate Frost
Four Valspar colors picked for Delicate Frost 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 Delicate Frost, 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 | Mint Condition | SW 6743 | 73 | 4.1 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Surf Green | 2036-60 | 76.4 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Pastel Jade | 480C-2 | 81.4 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Sweet Pea | 1227-2 | 75 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Delicate Frost (LRV 80) by LRV.
Lighter than Delicate Frost
Darker than Delicate Frost
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6003-9A |
| Hex | #D0EEDD |
| RGB | 208, 238, 221 |
| HSL | 146°, 47%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 80 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.6, -13.0, 4.9 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Delicate Frost (Valspar 6003-9A), published as #D0EEDD
#BEE3DB
#E3F9DD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Delicate Frost (Valspar 6003-9A)?
- Delicate Frost has an LRV of 80. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Delicate Frost is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Delicate Frost in another brand?
- Pastel Jade (Behr 480C-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Delicate Frost warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Delicate Frost as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.9; 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.