Heart of Palm (Valspar 6008-5B)
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Heart of Palm (Valspar 6008-5B) is a light, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 79, so it reflects about 79 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Heart of Palm
Four Valspar colors picked for Heart of Palm 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 Heart of Palm, 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 | Pineapple Cream | SW 1668 | 82 | 1.5 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Chamber Yellow | CW-410 | 75 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Yellow Wax Pepper | PPU9-13 | 77.5 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Slices Of Happy | 1109-1 | 78 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Heart of Palm (LRV 79) by LRV.
Lighter than Heart of Palm
Darker than Heart of Palm
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6008-5B |
| Hex | #F0E6BB |
| RGB | 240, 230, 187 |
| HSL | 49°, 64%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 79 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.1, -3.3, 22.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Heart of Palm (Valspar 6008-5B), published as #F0E6BB
#DFDCBA
#FFF0BA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Heart of Palm (Valspar 6008-5B)?
- Heart of Palm has an LRV of 79. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Heart of Palm is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Heart of Palm in another brand?
- Chamber Yellow (BM CW-410) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is Heart of Palm warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Heart of Palm as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 22.2; 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.