Summer Sigh
6004-9B · #C2E5C3 · LRV 71.3 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Saybrook Sage45
- 2Soft Fern57
- 3Summer Sigh71.3
- 4Alabaster82
- 5Frosty Lime89
What Color Is Summer Sigh, Really?
Summer Sigh reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar 6004-9B behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Summer Sigh
Summer Sigh 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 Summer Sigh
At LRV 71.3, Summer Sigh 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 Summer Sigh 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 6004-9B 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 | Spirited GreenSW 6932 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.5 | 74 | Color page → |
| Behr | SpearmintsP410-2 · Behr | 2.8 | 70 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Pastel Green548 · Benjamin Moore | 2.0 | 71 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Lime SorbetPPG1225-4 · PPG / Glidden | 1.3 | 70 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Lime SorbetPPG1225-4 · Glidden | 1.6 | 71 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Vireo Wing127-3DB · Dutch Boy | 3.6 | 70 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Summer Sigh 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 #C2E5C3 in HSL space. Pair Summer Sigh with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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