Mellow Spring (Valspar 5007-3B)
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Mellow Spring (Valspar 5007-3B) is a light, warm green from Valspar: LRV 63, so it reflects about 63 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mellow Spring
Four Valspar colors picked for Mellow Spring 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 Mellow Spring, 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 | 1.5 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Hollingsworth Green | HC-141 | 63.3 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Mild Mint | PPU11-12 | 61.9 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Castaway | 1129-3 | 64 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Mellow Spring (LRV 63) by LRV.
Lighter than Mellow Spring
Darker than Mellow Spring
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5007-3B |
| Hex | #CBD3C4 |
| RGB | 203, 211, 196 |
| HSL | 92°, 15%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 63 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.6, -5.4, 6.5 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mellow Spring (Valspar 5007-3B), published as #CBD3C4
#BAC9C2
#DDDDC4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mellow Spring (Valspar 5007-3B)?
- Mellow Spring has an LRV of 63. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mellow Spring is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Mellow Spring in another brand?
- Hollingsworth Green (BM HC-141) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Mellow Spring warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Mellow Spring as warm, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.5; 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.