Distant Valley (Valspar 5002-3A)
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Distant Valley (Valspar 5002-3A) is a light, neutral gray from Valspar: LRV 66, so it reflects about 66 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Distant Valley
Four Valspar colors picked for Distant Valley 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 Distant Valley, 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 | Tidewater | SW 6477 | 65 | 2.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | White Rain | 708 | 65.2 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Nature's Reflection | N430-2 | 63.4 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Blue Lullaby | 1143-2 | 66 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar gray colors nearest to Distant Valley (LRV 66) by LRV.
Lighter than Distant Valley
Darker than Distant Valley
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5002-3A |
| Hex | #C9D8D1 |
| RGB | 201, 216, 209 |
| HSL | 152°, 16%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 66 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 85.1, -6.3, 1.7 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Distant Valley (Valspar 5002-3A), published as #C9D8D1
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#DCE2D1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Distant Valley (Valspar 5002-3A)?
- Distant Valley has an LRV of 66. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Distant Valley is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Distant Valley in another brand?
- White Rain (BM 708) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Distant Valley warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Distant Valley as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 1.7; 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.