Minty Delight (Valspar 5006-5A)
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Minty Delight (Valspar 5006-5A) is a light, neutral green from Valspar: LRV 79, so it reflects about 79 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Minty Delight
Four Valspar colors picked for Minty Delight 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 Minty Delight, 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 | Green Trance | SW 6462 | 75 | 1.4 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Opal Essence | 680 | 75.4 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Snowbound | M430-1 | 80.3 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Clair De Lune | 1132-1 | 79 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Minty Delight (LRV 79) by LRV.
Lighter than Minty Delight
Darker than Minty Delight
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5006-5A |
| Hex | #DCEAE0 |
| RGB | 220, 234, 224 |
| HSL | 137°, 25%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 79 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.4, -6.5, 3.3 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Minty Delight (Valspar 5006-5A), published as #DCEAE0
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#EFF4E0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Minty Delight (Valspar 5006-5A)?
- Minty Delight has an LRV of 79. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Minty Delight is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Minty Delight in another brand?
- Clair De Lune (PPG 1132-1) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is Minty Delight warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Minty Delight as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.3; 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.