Mint Glaze (Valspar 5004-1B)
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Mint Glaze (Valspar 5004-1B) is a light, warm green from Valspar: LRV 60, so it reflects about 60 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mint Glaze
Four Valspar colors picked for Mint Glaze 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 Mint Glaze, 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 | Frostwork | SW 0059 | 62 | 1.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Dusty Miller | CSP-755 | 59.4 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Dynasty Celadon | PPL-80 | 58.6 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Life Lesson | 1128-3 | 58 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Mint Glaze (LRV 60) by LRV.
Lighter than Mint Glaze
Darker than Mint Glaze
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5004-1B |
| Hex | #CACDBF |
| RGB | 202, 205, 191 |
| HSL | 73°, 12%, 78% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 60 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.8, -3.5, 6.6 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mint Glaze (Valspar 5004-1B), published as #CACDBF
#B9C3BD
#DCD7BF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mint Glaze (Valspar 5004-1B)?
- Mint Glaze has an LRV of 60. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mint Glaze is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Mint Glaze in another brand?
- Dynasty Celadon (Behr PPL-80) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Mint Glaze warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Mint Glaze as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.6; 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.