New Avocado (Valspar 6007-6A)
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New Avocado (Valspar 6007-6A) is a medium, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 42, so it reflects about 42 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with New Avocado
Four Valspar colors picked for New Avocado by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, 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 New Avocado, 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 | Parakeet | SW 6711 | 41 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Parrot Green | CW-465 | 42.2 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Pistachio | MQ4-42 | 42.3 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Secret Scribbles | 11-12 | 41 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to New Avocado (LRV 42) by LRV.
Lighter than New Avocado
Darker than New Avocado
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6007-6A |
| Hex | #B8B067 |
| RGB | 184, 176, 103 |
| HSL | 54°, 36%, 56% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 42 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 71.0, -7.6, 38.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
New Avocado (Valspar 6007-6A), published as #B8B067
#A9A666
#C8BA65
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of New Avocado (Valspar 6007-6A)?
- New Avocado has an LRV of 42. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so New Avocado is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to New Avocado in another brand?
- Pistachio (Behr MQ4-42) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is New Avocado warm or cool?
- Valspar lists New Avocado as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 38.3; 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.