Sparkling Sage (Valspar 5005-3B)
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Sparkling Sage (Valspar 5005-3B) is a light, neutral gray from Valspar: LRV 62, so it reflects about 62 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sparkling Sage
Four Valspar colors picked for Sparkling Sage by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper gray, 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 Sparkling Sage, 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 | 1.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Night Mist | 1569 | 63.1 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Shy Green | MQ3-48 | 62.9 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Bay Of Fundy | 10-07 | 63 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar gray colors nearest to Sparkling Sage (LRV 62) by LRV.
Lighter than Sparkling Sage
Darker than Sparkling Sage
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5005-3B |
| Hex | #CBD0C5 |
| RGB | 203, 208, 197 |
| HSL | 87°, 10%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 62 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.8, -3.7, 4.9 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sparkling Sage (Valspar 5005-3B), published as #CBD0C5
#BAC6C3
#DDDAC5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sparkling Sage (Valspar 5005-3B)?
- Sparkling Sage has an LRV of 62. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sparkling Sage is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Sparkling Sage in another brand?
- Night Mist (BM 1569) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sparkling Sage warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Sparkling Sage as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.9; 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.