Quiet Mint (Valspar 5003-1A)
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Quiet Mint (Valspar 5003-1A) is a light, neutral gray from Valspar: LRV 70, so it reflects about 70 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Quiet Mint
Four Valspar colors picked for Quiet Mint 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 Quiet Mint, 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 | Kingston | SW 9677 | 70 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Healing Aloe | 1562 | 68.3 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Brook Green | N410-2 | 68 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Secret Crush | 1135-3 | 72 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar gray colors nearest to Quiet Mint (LRV 70) by LRV.
Lighter than Quiet Mint
Darker than Quiet Mint
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5003-1A |
| Hex | #D6DCD3 |
| RGB | 214, 220, 211 |
| HSL | 100°, 11%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 70 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.1, -3.6, 3.7 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Quiet Mint (Valspar 5003-1A), published as #D6DCD3
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#E8E6D3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Quiet Mint (Valspar 5003-1A)?
- Quiet Mint has an LRV of 70. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Quiet Mint is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Quiet Mint in another brand?
- Healing Aloe (BM 1562) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is Quiet Mint warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Quiet Mint as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.7; 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.