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Prairie Willow

6001-5B · #D4DAB8 · LRV 67.4 · cool green tone

6001-5B · #D4DAB8 · LRV 67.4 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.

Prairie WillowValspar · 6001-5B
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Prairie Willow
VALSPAR · 6001-5B · #D4DAB8
Brand · codeValspar6001-5B · all Valspar greens
LRV67.4Light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
Undertonecool green tone
FamilyGreen
Hex · RGB · HSL#D4DAB8 · 212, 218, 184 · 71°, 31%, 79%Display values from the brand. Match it at another brand
Sheen we recommendEggshell on walls · satin on trim and cabinetsWhich sheen where, explained
Where it sits, light to dark
  1. 1Clary Sage41
  2. 2October Mist47
  3. 3Prairie Willow67.4
  4. 4Gratifying Green74
  5. 5Alabaster82
Undertone and depth

What Color Is Prairie Willow, Really?

Prairie Willow reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar 6001-5B behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.

Room by room

Best Rooms and Uses for Prairie Willow

Prairie Willow 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.

Light by light

How Lighting Changes Prairie Willow

At LRV 67.4, Prairie Willow 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.

Test it in your light, not a showroom's

Most complaints about Prairie Willow 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.

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Need It From Another Brand?

Any paint counter can custom-tint Valspar 6001-5B 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.

Same deck, next chip over

Similar Valspar Colors

The nearest shades to Prairie Willow within Valspar's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

Contrast, for text and signage
Black text on Prairie Willow · 14.5 : 1 · passes AA and AAAWhite text on Prairie Willow · 1.4 : 1 · fails for text

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 #D4DAB8 in HSL space. Pair Prairie Willow with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#D4DAB8 + #BEB8DA
TRIADIC
#D4DAB8 · #B8D4DA · #DAB8D4
ANALOGOUS
#DACFB8 · #D4DAB8 · #C3DAB8

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