Azure Snow (Valspar 5001-1A)
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Azure Snow (Valspar 5001-1A) is a light, neutral gray from Valspar: LRV 68, so it reflects about 68 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Azure Snow
Four Valspar colors picked for Azure Snow by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper gray, 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 Azure Snow, 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 | Serenely | SW 9632 | 66 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Mountain Mist | 868 | 70.6 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Urban Mist | PPU12-13 | 69.5 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Winter's Breath | 10-25 | 71 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar gray colors nearest to Azure Snow (LRV 68) by LRV.
Lighter than Azure Snow
Darker than Azure Snow
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5001-1A |
| Hex | #D0D9D8 |
| RGB | 208, 217, 216 |
| HSL | 173°, 11%, 83% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 68 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.0, -3.2, -0.6 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Azure Snow (Valspar 5001-1A), published as #D0D9D8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Azure Snow (Valspar 5001-1A)?
- Azure Snow has an LRV of 68. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Azure Snow is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Azure Snow in another brand?
- Serenely (SW 9632) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Azure Snow warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Azure Snow as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -0.6; 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.