Mellow Tune (Valspar 5003-1B)
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Mellow Tune (Valspar 5003-1B) is a medium, neutral gray from Valspar: LRV 59, so it reflects about 59 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mellow Tune
Four Valspar colors picked for Mellow Tune 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 Mellow Tune, 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 | Sea Spray | SW 9651 | 61 | 1.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Quiet Moments | 1563 | 60.7 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Dynasty Celadon | PPL-80 | 58.6 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Life Lesson | 1128-3 | 58 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar gray colors nearest to Mellow Tune (LRV 59) by LRV.
Lighter than Mellow Tune
Darker than Mellow Tune
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5003-1B |
| Hex | #C6CCC2 |
| RGB | 198, 204, 194 |
| HSL | 96°, 9%, 78% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 59 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.3, -3.9, 4.3 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mellow Tune (Valspar 5003-1B), published as #C6CCC2
#B5C2C0
#D8D6C2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mellow Tune (Valspar 5003-1B)?
- Mellow Tune has an LRV of 59. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mellow Tune is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Mellow Tune in another brand?
- Life Lesson (PPG 1128-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Mellow Tune warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Mellow Tune as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.3; 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.