Fluorescent Lime (Valspar 6007-9C)
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Fluorescent Lime (Valspar 6007-9C) is a light, warm green from Valspar: LRV 72, so it reflects about 72 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Fluorescent Lime
Four Valspar colors picked for Fluorescent Lime 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 Fluorescent Lime, 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 | Gleeful | SW 6709 | 66 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Chic Lime | 396 | 65.3 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Honeydew | 410A-3 | 74 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Lively Laugh | 1218-3 | 70 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Fluorescent Lime (LRV 72) by LRV.
Lighter than Fluorescent Lime
Darker than Fluorescent Lime
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6007-9C |
| Hex | #DEE28C |
| RGB | 222, 226, 140 |
| HSL | 63°, 60%, 72% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 72 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.9, -14.0, 41.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Fluorescent Lime (Valspar 6007-9C), published as #DEE28C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Fluorescent Lime (Valspar 6007-9C)?
- Fluorescent Lime has an LRV of 72. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Fluorescent Lime is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Fluorescent Lime in another brand?
- Honeydew (Behr 410A-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Fluorescent Lime warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Fluorescent Lime 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.