Lime Candy (Valspar 6011-8)
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Lime Candy (Valspar 6011-8) is a deep, warm green from Valspar: LRV 23, so it reflects about 23 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Lime Candy
Four Valspar colors picked for Lime Candy 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 Candy, 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 | Direct Green | SW 6924 | 19 | 5.6 | clearly different |
| Benjamin Moore | Basil Green | 2029-10 | 23 | 3.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Cress Green | 430B-7 | 24.9 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Antique Green | 1223-7 | 21 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Lime Candy (LRV 23) by LRV.
Lighter than Lime Candy
Darker than Lime Candy
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6011-8 |
| Hex | #61903F |
| RGB | 97, 144, 63 |
| HSL | 95°, 39%, 41% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 23 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 54.9, -30.7, 37.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Lime Candy (Valspar 6011-8), published as #61903F
#51863F
#719A3D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Lime Candy (Valspar 6011-8)?
- Lime Candy has an LRV of 23. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Lime Candy is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Lime Candy in another brand?
- Antique Green (PPG 1223-7) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.9 (very close).
- Is Lime Candy warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Lime Candy as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 37.5; 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.