Spring Joy
V061-1 · #D5E0C8 · LRV 71.5 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Spring Joy, Really?
Spring Joy reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar V061-1 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Spring Joy
Spring Joy 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 Spring Joy
At LRV 71.5, Spring Joy 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 Spring Joy 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 V061-1 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 | CucumberSW 6722 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.4 | 71 | Color page → |
| Behr | Airy GreenMQ3-47 · Behr | 2.6 | 71 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Mint Chocolate Chip436 · Benjamin Moore | 1.8 | 71 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Lime FlipPPG1223-3 · PPG / Glidden | 2.1 | 72 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Lime FlipPPG1223-3 · Glidden | 2.1 | 73 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Zippy Green228-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.3 | 73 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Spring Joy 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 #D5E0C8 in HSL space. Pair Spring Joy with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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