Pale Tidepool (Valspar 5008-5A)
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Pale Tidepool (Valspar 5008-5A) is a light, warm green from Valspar: LRV 76, so it reflects about 76 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pale Tidepool
Four Valspar colors picked for Pale Tidepool 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 Pale Tidepool, 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 | Lacewing | SW 6729 | 74 | 2.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Cucumber | 428 | 75.2 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Misty Meadow | M390-2 | 80.2 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Lime Flip | 1223-3 | 73 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Pale Tidepool (LRV 76) by LRV.
Lighter than Pale Tidepool
Darker than Pale Tidepool
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5008-5A |
| Hex | #D6E7D0 |
| RGB | 214, 231, 208 |
| HSL | 104°, 32%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 76 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.9, -9.8, 9.3 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pale Tidepool (Valspar 5008-5A), published as #D6E7D0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pale Tidepool (Valspar 5008-5A)?
- Pale Tidepool has an LRV of 76. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pale Tidepool is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Pale Tidepool in another brand?
- Lime Flip (PPG 1223-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Pale Tidepool warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Pale Tidepool as warm, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.3; 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.