Crushed Cumin (Valspar 6008-6A)
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Crushed Cumin (Valspar 6008-6A) is a medium, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 55, so it reflects about 55 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Crushed Cumin
Four Valspar colors picked for Crushed Cumin 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 Crushed Cumin, 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 | Chartreuse | SW 0073 | 64 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | California Hills | 216 | 50.2 | 2.1 | very close |
| Behr | Midori | P330-5 | 57.3 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Grassroots | 11-03 | 55 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Crushed Cumin (LRV 55) by LRV.
Lighter than Crushed Cumin
Darker than Crushed Cumin
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6008-6A |
| Hex | #D8C478 |
| RGB | 216, 196, 120 |
| HSL | 48°, 55%, 66% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 55 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.3, -3.2, 40.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Crushed Cumin (Valspar 6008-6A), published as #D8C478
#C9BA77
#E8CE77
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Crushed Cumin (Valspar 6008-6A)?
- Crushed Cumin has an LRV of 55. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Crushed Cumin is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Crushed Cumin in another brand?
- Grassroots (PPG 11-03) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Crushed Cumin warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Crushed Cumin as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 40.6; 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.