Chopped Chive (Valspar 6006-8B)
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Chopped Chive (Valspar 6006-8B) is a medium, warm green from Valspar: LRV 40, so it reflects about 40 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Chopped Chive
Four Valspar colors picked for Chopped Chive 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 Chopped Chive, 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 | Stay in Lime | SW 9032 | 38 | 4.4 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Blooming Grove | 413 | 40.4 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Bamboo Leaf | 410B-7 | 39 | 4.1 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Asparagus | 1222-6 | 38 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Chopped Chive (LRV 40) by LRV.
Lighter than Chopped Chive
Darker than Chopped Chive
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6006-8B |
| Hex | #96B55C |
| RGB | 150, 181, 92 |
| HSL | 81°, 38%, 54% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 40 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 69.7, -25.0, 41.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Chopped Chive (Valspar 6006-8B), published as #96B55C
#87AB5C
#A6BF5A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Chopped Chive (Valspar 6006-8B)?
- Chopped Chive has an LRV of 40. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Chopped Chive is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Chopped Chive in another brand?
- Blooming Grove (BM 413) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Chopped Chive warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Chopped Chive as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 41.6; 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.