Lunar Tide (Valspar 6006-3B)
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Lunar Tide (Valspar 6006-3B) is a light, warm green from Valspar: LRV 68, so it reflects about 68 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Lunar Tide
Four Valspar colors picked for Lunar Tide 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 Lunar Tide, 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 | Celery | SW 6421 | 71 | 1.8 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Dune Grass | 492 | 66.6 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Thin Mint | HDC-SM14-9 | 65.5 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | River Reed | 1114-2 | 70 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Lunar Tide (LRV 68) by LRV.
Lighter than Lunar Tide
Darker than Lunar Tide
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6006-3B |
| Hex | #DBD9BE |
| RGB | 219, 217, 190 |
| HSL | 56°, 29%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 68 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.2, -3.9, 13.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Lunar Tide (Valspar 6006-3B), published as #DBD9BE
#CACFBC
#EDE3BE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Lunar Tide (Valspar 6006-3B)?
- Lunar Tide has an LRV of 68. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Lunar Tide is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Lunar Tide in another brand?
- Dune Grass (BM 492) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Lunar Tide warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Lunar Tide as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.6; 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.