Sweet Mint (Valspar 5005-5B)
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Sweet Mint (Valspar 5005-5B) is a light, neutral green from Valspar: LRV 62, so it reflects about 62 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sweet Mint
Four Valspar colors picked for Sweet 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 Sweet 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 | 1.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Aberdeen Green | 631 | 63.9 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Aqua Smoke | 470E-3 | 64.6 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Limelight | 1133-3 | 60 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Sweet Mint (LRV 62) by LRV.
Lighter than Sweet Mint
Darker than Sweet Mint
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5005-5B |
| Hex | #C0D4C8 |
| RGB | 192, 212, 200 |
| HSL | 144°, 19%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 62 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.2, -9.0, 3.6 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sweet Mint (Valspar 5005-5B), published as #C0D4C8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sweet Mint (Valspar 5005-5B)?
- Sweet Mint has an LRV of 62. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sweet Mint is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Sweet Mint in another brand?
- Aqua Smoke (Behr 470E-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sweet Mint warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Sweet Mint as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.6; 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.