Afternoon Delight (Valspar 6006-10A)
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Afternoon Delight (Valspar 6006-10A) is a light, warm green from Valspar: LRV 63, so it reflects about 63 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Afternoon Delight
Four Valspar colors picked for Afternoon Delight 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 Afternoon Delight, 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 | Dancing Green | SW 6716 | 58 | 5.9 | clearly different |
| Benjamin Moore | Celtic Folklore | 411 | 66.6 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Tart Apple | 420B-4 | 57.5 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Livin' Large | 1221-5 | 66 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Afternoon Delight (LRV 63) by LRV.
Lighter than Afternoon Delight
Darker than Afternoon Delight
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6006-10A |
| Hex | #BDDB8C |
| RGB | 189, 219, 140 |
| HSL | 83°, 52%, 70% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 63 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.6, -23.0, 35.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Afternoon Delight (Valspar 6006-10A), published as #BDDB8C
#ADD08B
#CEE68B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Afternoon Delight (Valspar 6006-10A)?
- Afternoon Delight has an LRV of 63. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Afternoon Delight is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Afternoon Delight in another brand?
- Livin' Large (PPG 1221-5) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.7 (very close).
- Is Afternoon Delight warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Afternoon Delight as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 35.6; 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.