Spearmint Shale (Valspar 5008-3B)
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Spearmint Shale (Valspar 5008-3B) 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 Spearmint Shale
Four Valspar colors picked for Spearmint Shale 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 Spearmint Shale, 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 | 1.9 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Tea Light | 471 | 60.1 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Terrace View | PPF-25 | 61.4 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Merry Music | 1127-3 | 64 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Spearmint Shale (LRV 63) by LRV.
Lighter than Spearmint Shale
Darker than Spearmint Shale
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5008-3B |
| Hex | #CBD2C0 |
| RGB | 203, 210, 192 |
| HSL | 83°, 17%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 63 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.2, -5.6, 8.1 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Spearmint Shale (Valspar 5008-3B), published as #CBD2C0
#BAC8BE
#DDDCC0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Spearmint Shale (Valspar 5008-3B)?
- Spearmint Shale has an LRV of 63. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Spearmint Shale is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Spearmint Shale in another brand?
- Tea Light (BM 471) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Spearmint Shale warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Spearmint Shale as warm, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.1; 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.