Lime Mousse (Valspar 6008-9B)
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Lime Mousse (Valspar 6008-9B) is a light, warm green from Valspar: LRV 74, so it reflects about 74 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Lime Mousse
Four Valspar colors picked for Lime Mousse 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 Lime Mousse, 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 | Gleeful | SW 6709 | 66 | 3.7 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Hibiscus | 2027-50 | 75.1 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Honeydew | 410A-3 | 74 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Lively Laugh | 1218-3 | 70 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Lime Mousse (LRV 74) by LRV.
Lighter than Lime Mousse
Darker than Lime Mousse
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6008-9B |
| Hex | #E2E48F |
| RGB | 226, 228, 143 |
| HSL | 61°, 61%, 73% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 74 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.8, -13.1, 41.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Lime Mousse (Valspar 6008-9B), published as #E2E48F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Lime Mousse (Valspar 6008-9B)?
- Lime Mousse has an LRV of 74. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Lime Mousse is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Lime Mousse in another brand?
- Honeydew (Behr 410A-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Lime Mousse warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Lime Mousse as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 41.3; 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.