Lime Sorbet (Valspar 6005-7A)
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Lime Sorbet (Valspar 6005-7A) is a light, warm green from Valspar: LRV 74, so it reflects about 74 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Lime Sorbet
Four Valspar colors picked for Lime Sorbet 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 Lime Sorbet, 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 | Green Vibes | SW 6928 | 75 | 1.8 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Country Green | 540 | 71.6 | 0.3 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Irish Folklore | P380-3 | 72.5 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Aloe Vera | 1222-3 | 75 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Lime Sorbet (LRV 74) by LRV.
Lighter than Lime Sorbet
Darker than Lime Sorbet
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6005-7A |
| Hex | #D8E5C1 |
| RGB | 216, 229, 193 |
| HSL | 82°, 41%, 83% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 74 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.2, -10.6, 16.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Lime Sorbet (Valspar 6005-7A), published as #D8E5C1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Lime Sorbet (Valspar 6005-7A)?
- Lime Sorbet has an LRV of 74. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Lime Sorbet is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Lime Sorbet in another brand?
- Country Green (BM 540) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.3 (indistinguishable).
- Is Lime Sorbet warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Lime Sorbet as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 16.1; 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.