Spring Glow (Valspar 6006-9B)
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Spring Glow (Valspar 6006-9B) is a light, warm green from Valspar: LRV 77, so it reflects about 77 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Spring Glow
Four Valspar colors picked for Spring Glow 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 Spring Glow, 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 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Light Green | 408 | 79 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Spirit Whisper | 420A-2 | 81.2 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Aloe Vera | 1222-3 | 75 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Spring Glow (LRV 77) by LRV.
Lighter than Spring Glow
Darker than Spring Glow
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6006-9B |
| Hex | #DCE9BD |
| RGB | 220, 233, 189 |
| HSL | 78°, 50%, 83% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 77 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.4, -11.8, 20.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Spring Glow (Valspar 6006-9B), published as #DCE9BD
#CBDEBC
#EEF4BC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Spring Glow (Valspar 6006-9B)?
- Spring Glow has an LRV of 77. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Spring Glow is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Spring Glow in another brand?
- Aloe Vera (PPG 1222-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Spring Glow warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Spring Glow as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 20.0; 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.