Frosty Grass (Valspar 5003-3B)
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Frosty Grass (Valspar 5003-3B) is a light, neutral green from Valspar: LRV 61, so it reflects about 61 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Frosty Grass
Four Valspar colors picked for Frosty Grass 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 Frosty Grass, 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 | Piedmont | SW 9657 | 60 | 1.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Turquoise Mist | 695 | 60.2 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Blue Tequila | PPH-52 | 60 | 1.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | White Clover | 10-31 | 61 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Frosty Grass (LRV 61) by LRV.
Lighter than Frosty Grass
Darker than Frosty Grass
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5003-3B |
| Hex | #C3D1C7 |
| RGB | 195, 209, 199 |
| HSL | 137°, 13%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 61 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.6, -6.6, 3.3 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Frosty Grass (Valspar 5003-3B), published as #C3D1C7
#B1C7C5
#D5DBC7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Frosty Grass (Valspar 5003-3B)?
- Frosty Grass has an LRV of 61. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Frosty Grass is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Frosty Grass in another brand?
- White Clover (PPG 10-31) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Frosty Grass warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Frosty Grass as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.3; 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.