Green Tea (Valspar 6008-8A)
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Green Tea (Valspar 6008-8A) is a light, warm green from Valspar: LRV 60, so it reflects about 60 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Green Tea
Four Valspar colors picked for Green Tea 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 Green Tea, 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 | Primavera | SW 9031 | 60 | 3.4 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Pear Green | 2028-40 | 57.4 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Lime Tree | P340-4 | 60.8 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Green Gecko | 1217-6 | 62 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Green Tea (LRV 60) by LRV.
Lighter than Green Tea
Darker than Green Tea
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6008-8A |
| Hex | #CDD170 |
| RGB | 205, 209, 112 |
| HSL | 62°, 51%, 63% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 60 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.7, -15.1, 47.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Green Tea (Valspar 6008-8A), published as #CDD170
#BDC770
#DDDB6E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Green Tea (Valspar 6008-8A)?
- Green Tea has an LRV of 60. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Green Tea is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Green Tea in another brand?
- Green Gecko (PPG 1217-6) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 2.3 (noticeably different).
- Is Green Tea warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Green Tea as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 47.3; 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.