Bright Parrot (Valspar 6011-7)
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Bright Parrot (Valspar 6011-7) is a deep, warm green from Valspar: LRV 27, so it reflects about 27 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Bright Parrot
Four Valspar colors picked for Bright Parrot 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 Bright Parrot, 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 | Envy | SW 6925 | 20 | 7.6 | clearly different |
| Benjamin Moore | Sullivan Green | 560 | 28.4 | 2.3 | very close |
| Behr | Green Acres | S-G-440 | 27.7 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Leap Frog | 1225-7 | 30 | 4.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Bright Parrot (LRV 27) by LRV.
Lighter than Bright Parrot
Darker than Bright Parrot
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6011-7 |
| Hex | #5A9E48 |
| RGB | 90, 158, 72 |
| HSL | 107°, 37%, 45% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 27 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 59.1, -38.5, 37.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Bright Parrot (Valspar 6011-7), published as #5A9E48
#499448
#6BA846
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Bright Parrot (Valspar 6011-7)?
- Bright Parrot has an LRV of 27. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Bright Parrot is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Bright Parrot in another brand?
- Green Acres (Behr S-G-440) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Bright Parrot warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Bright Parrot as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 37.9; 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.