Valley Haze (Valspar 5004-5C)
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Valley Haze (Valspar 5004-5C) is a medium, neutral green from Valspar: LRV 43, so it reflects about 43 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Valley Haze
Four Valspar colors picked for Valley Haze 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 Valley Haze, 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 | Vintage Vessel | SW 9050 | 41 | 2.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Covington Blue | HC-138 | 43.2 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Opal Silk | PPU12-08 | 45.1 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Parakeet Pete | 1143-4 | 41 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Valley Haze (LRV 43) by LRV.
Lighter than Valley Haze
Darker than Valley Haze
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5004-5C |
| Hex | #96B7AF |
| RGB | 150, 183, 175 |
| HSL | 165°, 19%, 65% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 43 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 71.9, -12.8, 0.4 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Valley Haze (Valspar 5004-5C), published as #96B7AF
#84ADAD
#A9C1AF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Valley Haze (Valspar 5004-5C)?
- Valley Haze has an LRV of 43. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Valley Haze is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Valley Haze in another brand?
- Covington Blue (BM HC-138) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Valley Haze warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Valley Haze as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 0.4; 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.