Apple Slice (Valspar 6006-9A)
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Apple Slice (Valspar 6006-9A) is a very light, warm green from Valspar: LRV 82, so it reflects about 82 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Apple Slice
Four Valspar colors picked for Apple Slice 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 Apple Slice, 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 | Lime Granita | SW 6715 | 73 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Pale Vista | 2029-60 | 78.7 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Water Sprout | 420C-2 | 82.2 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Quiet Rain | 1221-2 | 83 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Apple Slice (LRV 82) by LRV.
Lighter than Apple Slice
Darker than Apple Slice
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6006-9A |
| Hex | #E6EECB |
| RGB | 230, 238, 203 |
| HSL | 74°, 51%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 82 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.7, -8.6, 16.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Apple Slice (Valspar 6006-9A), published as #E6EECB
#D5E3C9
#F8F9CB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Apple Slice (Valspar 6006-9A)?
- Apple Slice has an LRV of 82. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Apple Slice is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Apple Slice in another brand?
- Water Sprout (Behr 420C-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Apple Slice warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Apple Slice 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.