Mino's Eye (Valspar 6003-9B)
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Mino's Eye (Valspar 6003-9B) is a light, warm green from Valspar: LRV 69, so it reflects about 69 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mino's Eye
Four Valspar colors picked for Mino's Eye 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 Mino's Eye, 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 | Reclining Green | SW 6744 | 63 | 4.8 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Bahama Waters | 576 | 68.9 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Reef Green | 470A-3 | 65.8 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Mountain Mint | 1227-3 | 65 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Mino's Eye (LRV 69) by LRV.
Lighter than Mino's Eye
Darker than Mino's Eye
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6003-9B |
| Hex | #B1E4C9 |
| RGB | 177, 228, 201 |
| HSL | 148°, 49%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 69 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.5, -21.7, 7.9 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mino's Eye (Valspar 6003-9B), published as #B1E4C9
#9ED9C7
#C4EFC9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mino's Eye (Valspar 6003-9B)?
- Mino's Eye has an LRV of 69. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mino's Eye is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Mino's Eye in another brand?
- Bahama Waters (BM 576) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.8 (very close).
- Is Mino's Eye warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Mino's Eye as warm, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.9; 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.