Pirate Coast (Valspar 5004-3A)
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Pirate Coast (Valspar 5004-3A) is a very light, neutral off-white from Valspar: LRV 80, so it reflects about 80 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pirate Coast
Four Valspar colors picked for Pirate Coast by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper neutral, 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 Pirate Coast, 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 | Glimmer | SW 6476 | 78 | 1.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Emerald Vapor | 845 | 82.1 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Fresh Day | PPU13-17 | 79.6 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Rainsong | 1136-2 | 79 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar off-white colors nearest to Pirate Coast (LRV 80) by LRV.
Lighter than Pirate Coast
Darker than Pirate Coast
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5004-3A |
| Hex | #DFE9E4 |
| RGB | 223, 233, 228 |
| HSL | 150°, 19%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 80 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.5, -4.2, 1.3 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pirate Coast (Valspar 5004-3A), published as #DFE9E4
#CDDFE2
#F2F3E4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pirate Coast (Valspar 5004-3A)?
- Pirate Coast has an LRV of 80. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pirate Coast is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Pirate Coast in another brand?
- Rainsong (PPG 1136-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is Pirate Coast warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Pirate Coast as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 1.3; 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.