Spring Spirits (Valspar 5003-1C)
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Spring Spirits (Valspar 5003-1C) is a deep, warm green from Valspar: LRV 35, so it reflects about 35 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Spring Spirits
Four Valspar colors picked for Spring Spirits 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 Spring Spirits, 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 | Coastal Plain | SW 6192 | 37 | 2.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Heather Gray | 2139-40 | 34.8 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Pinedale Shores | 700F-4 | 35.3 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Green Tea Leaf | 1128-5 | 31 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Spring Spirits (LRV 35) by LRV.
Lighter than Spring Spirits
Darker than Spring Spirits
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5003-1C |
| Hex | #9BA396 |
| RGB | 155, 163, 150 |
| HSL | 97°, 7%, 61% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 35 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 66.0, -5.3, 5.8 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Spring Spirits (Valspar 5003-1C), published as #9BA396
#8A9994
#ACAD96
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Spring Spirits (Valspar 5003-1C)?
- Spring Spirits has an LRV of 35. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Spring Spirits is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Spring Spirits in another brand?
- Heather Gray (BM 2139-40) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Spring Spirits warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Spring Spirits as warm, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.8; 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.