City Chartreuse (Valspar 6008-6C)
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City Chartreuse (Valspar 6008-6C) is a deep, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 38, so it reflects about 38 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with City Chartreuse
Four Valspar colors picked for City Chartreuse 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 City Chartreuse, 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 | Sassy Green | SW 6416 | 40 | 3.8 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Wasabi | AF-430 | 37.4 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Pistachio | MQ4-42 | 42.3 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Woolen Mittens | 1109-6 | 35 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to City Chartreuse (LRV 38) by LRV.
Lighter than City Chartreuse
Darker than City Chartreuse
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6008-6C |
| Hex | #B7A756 |
| RGB | 183, 167, 86 |
| HSL | 50°, 40%, 53% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 38 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 68.3, -4.9, 43.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
City Chartreuse (Valspar 6008-6C), published as #B7A756
#A89D56
#C6B154
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of City Chartreuse (Valspar 6008-6C)?
- City Chartreuse has an LRV of 38. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so City Chartreuse is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to City Chartreuse in another brand?
- Wasabi (BM AF-430) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is City Chartreuse warm or cool?
- Valspar lists City Chartreuse as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 43.5; 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.