Awakening (Valspar 6006-10C)
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Awakening (Valspar 6006-10C) is a medium, warm green from Valspar: LRV 42, so it reflects about 42 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Awakening
Four Valspar colors picked for Awakening 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 Awakening, 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 | Electric Lime | SW 6921 | 42 | 7.4 | clearly different |
| Benjamin Moore | Apple Lime Cocktail | 420 | 37.3 | 2.1 | very close |
| Behr | Sparkling Apple | S-G-430 | 36.2 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Green Pear | 1224-7 | 42 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Awakening (LRV 42) by LRV.
Lighter than Awakening
Darker than Awakening
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6006-10C |
| Hex | #85BC50 |
| RGB | 133, 188, 80 |
| HSL | 91°, 45%, 53% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 42 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 70.6, -36.0, 48.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Awakening (Valspar 6006-10C), published as #85BC50
#75B250
#95C64D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Awakening (Valspar 6006-10C)?
- Awakening has an LRV of 42. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Awakening is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Awakening in another brand?
- Apple Lime Cocktail (BM 420) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 2.1 (very close).
- Is Awakening warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Awakening as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 48.1; 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.