Tangy Dill (Valspar 6008-10A)
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Tangy Dill (Valspar 6008-10A) is a light, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 63, so it reflects about 63 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tangy Dill
Four Valspar colors picked for Tangy Dill 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 Tangy Dill, 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 | Frolic | SW 6703 | 56 | 5.8 | clearly different |
| Benjamin Moore | Granny Smith | CSP-860 | 57.1 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Grape Green | 400B-5 | 57.5 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Slap Happy | 1217-7 | 56 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Tangy Dill (LRV 63) by LRV.
Lighter than Tangy Dill
Darker than Tangy Dill
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6008-10A |
| Hex | #D8D556 |
| RGB | 216, 213, 86 |
| HSL | 59°, 63%, 59% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 63 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.4, -14.7, 61.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tangy Dill (Valspar 6008-10A), published as #D8D556
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#E8E053
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tangy Dill (Valspar 6008-10A)?
- Tangy Dill has an LRV of 63. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tangy Dill is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Tangy Dill in another brand?
- Granny Smith (BM CSP-860) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Tangy Dill warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Tangy Dill as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 61.4; 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.