Mint Hint (Valspar 6004-9A)
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Mint Hint (Valspar 6004-9A) is a very light, warm green from Valspar: LRV 85, so it reflects about 85 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mint Hint
Four Valspar colors picked for Mint Hint 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 Mint Hint, 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 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Sweet Honeydew Melon | 2033-70 | 85 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Mischievous | P400-1 | 84.4 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Dewmist Delight | 1225-2 | 81 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Mint Hint (LRV 85) by LRV.
Lighter than Mint Hint
Darker than Mint Hint
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6004-9A |
| Hex | #DFF2E1 |
| RGB | 223, 242, 225 |
| HSL | 126°, 42%, 91% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 85 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.7, -9.3, 6.1 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mint Hint (Valspar 6004-9A), published as #DFF2E1
#CDE7DF
#F2FDE1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mint Hint (Valspar 6004-9A)?
- Mint Hint has an LRV of 85. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mint Hint is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Mint Hint in another brand?
- Sweet Honeydew Melon (BM 2033-70) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Mint Hint warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Mint Hint as warm, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.1; 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.