Inspiring Hue (Valspar 5007-9A)
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Inspiring Hue (Valspar 5007-9A) is a light, neutral green from Valspar: LRV 73, so it reflects about 73 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Inspiring Hue
Four Valspar colors picked for Inspiring Hue 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 Inspiring Hue, 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 | Waterfall | SW 6750 | 71 | 1.4 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | At Sea | 666 | 70.7 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Misty Isle | MQ3-19 | 72.5 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Serendipity | 1230-2 | 70 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Inspiring Hue (LRV 73) by LRV.
Lighter than Inspiring Hue
Darker than Inspiring Hue
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5007-9A |
| Hex | #C6E4DB |
| RGB | 198, 228, 219 |
| HSL | 162°, 36%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.3, -11.6, 1.1 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Inspiring Hue (Valspar 5007-9A), published as #C6E4DB
#B3DAD9
#D9EEDB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Inspiring Hue (Valspar 5007-9A)?
- Inspiring Hue has an LRV of 73. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Inspiring Hue is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Inspiring Hue in another brand?
- Misty Isle (Behr MQ3-19) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Inspiring Hue warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Inspiring Hue as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 1.1; 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.