Pillow Mint (Valspar 5005-5A)
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Pillow Mint (Valspar 5005-5A) is a light, neutral green from Valspar: LRV 68, so it reflects about 68 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pillow Mint
Four Valspar colors picked for Pillow Mint 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 Pillow Mint, 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 | Breaktime | SW 6463 | 66 | 1.6 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Serene Breeze | 449 | 68.6 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Ice Rink | M430-2 | 70.3 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Geyser | 1138-2 | 65 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Pillow Mint (LRV 68) by LRV.
Lighter than Pillow Mint
Darker than Pillow Mint
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5005-5A |
| Hex | #CADCD3 |
| RGB | 202, 220, 211 |
| HSL | 150°, 20%, 83% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 68 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.2, -7.7, 2.4 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pillow Mint (Valspar 5005-5A), published as #CADCD3
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#DDE6D3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pillow Mint (Valspar 5005-5A)?
- Pillow Mint has an LRV of 68. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pillow Mint is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Pillow Mint in another brand?
- Ice Rink (Behr M430-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Pillow Mint warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Pillow Mint as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.4; 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.