Sparkling Lake (Valspar 5002-3B)
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Sparkling Lake (Valspar 5002-3B) is a medium, neutral green from Valspar: LRV 58, so it reflects about 58 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sparkling Lake
Four Valspar colors picked for Sparkling Lake by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, 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 Sparkling Lake, 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 | Watery | SW 6478 | 57 | 2.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Seacliff Heights | 688 | 57.6 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Soothing Spring | HDC-CL-23 | 57.4 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Blue Shamrock | 1136-4 | 57 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Sparkling Lake (LRV 58) by LRV.
Lighter than Sparkling Lake
Darker than Sparkling Lake
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5002-3B |
| Hex | #BBCDC8 |
| RGB | 187, 205, 200 |
| HSL | 163°, 15%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 58 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.0, -7.0, 0.4 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sparkling Lake (Valspar 5002-3B), published as #BBCDC8
#A9C3C6
#CED7C8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sparkling Lake (Valspar 5002-3B)?
- Sparkling Lake has an LRV of 58. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sparkling Lake is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Sparkling Lake in another brand?
- Seacliff Heights (BM 688) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sparkling Lake warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Sparkling Lake as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 0.4; 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.