Gossamer Sky (Valspar 5002-5A)
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Gossamer Sky (Valspar 5002-5A) is a light, neutral green from Valspar: LRV 74, so it reflects about 74 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Gossamer Sky
Four Valspar colors picked for Gossamer Sky 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 Gossamer Sky, 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 | Embellished Blue | SW 6749 | 79 | 2.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Taffeta Green | 843 | 75.1 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Seaglass | HDC-CT-26A | 75.3 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Big Sky | 1142-2 | 73 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Gossamer Sky (LRV 74) by LRV.
Lighter than Gossamer Sky
Darker than Gossamer Sky
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5002-5A |
| Hex | #CEE5DF |
| RGB | 206, 229, 223 |
| HSL | 164°, 31%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 74 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.2, -8.7, 0.3 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gossamer Sky (Valspar 5002-5A), published as #CEE5DF
#BBDBDD
#E1EFDF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Gossamer Sky (Valspar 5002-5A)?
- Gossamer Sky has an LRV of 74. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Gossamer Sky is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Gossamer Sky in another brand?
- Seaglass (Behr HDC-CT-26A) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Gossamer Sky warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Gossamer Sky as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 0.3; 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.