Beach Blanket
6002-9B · #B6E5CD · LRV 70.7 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Beach Blanket, Really?
Beach Blanket reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar 6002-9B behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Beach Blanket
Beach Blanket is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Greens bridge indoors and out, so they suit living rooms, kitchens and sunrooms.
How Lighting Changes Beach Blanket
At LRV 70.7, Beach Blanket is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its green undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Beach Blanket are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Valspar 6002-9B directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Workout GreenSW 6984 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.2 | 72 | Color page → |
| Behr | Crystal RapidsP420-2 · Behr | 1.6 | 70 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | St. John's Bay584 · Benjamin Moore | 1.4 | 69 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Dinner MintPPG17-30 · PPG / Glidden | 1.2 | 72 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Graceful Green90GY 70/221 · Glidden | 1.6 | 70 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Aqua Green130-3DB · Dutch Boy | 3.1 | 71 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Beach Blanket within Valspar's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #B6E5CD in HSL space. Pair Beach Blanket with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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