Gleeful (Valspar 6008-7B)
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Gleeful (Valspar 6008-7B) is a very light, warm green from Valspar: LRV 80, so it reflects about 80 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Gleeful
Four Valspar colors picked for Gleeful 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 Gleeful, 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 | Springtime | SW 6708 | 77 | 2.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Lemon Twist | 394 | 79.1 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Cabbage Green | 410A-2 | 82.1 | 1.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Limited Lime | 1217-2 | 81 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Gleeful (LRV 80) by LRV.
Lighter than Gleeful
Darker than Gleeful
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6008-7B |
| Hex | #E9EBB5 |
| RGB | 233, 235, 181 |
| HSL | 62°, 57%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 80 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.7, -9.2, 26.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gleeful (Valspar 6008-7B), published as #E9EBB5
#D8E0B4
#FAF6B4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Gleeful (Valspar 6008-7B)?
- Gleeful has an LRV of 80. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Gleeful is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Gleeful in another brand?
- Limited Lime (PPG 1217-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Gleeful warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Gleeful as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 26.1; 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.