Mint Whisper (Valspar 5008-7A)
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Mint Whisper (Valspar 5008-7A) is a light, neutral green from Valspar: LRV 78, so it reflects about 78 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mint Whisper
Four Valspar colors picked for Mint Whisper 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 Mint Whisper, 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 | Embellished Blue | SW 6749 | 79 | 1.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Taffeta Green | 843 | 75.1 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Adriatic Mist | 490C-2 | 79.4 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Cascade | 1232-2 | 80 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Mint Whisper (LRV 78) by LRV.
Lighter than Mint Whisper
Darker than Mint Whisper
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5008-7A |
| Hex | #D3EAE2 |
| RGB | 211, 234, 226 |
| HSL | 159°, 35%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 78 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.9, -9.1, 1.3 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mint Whisper (Valspar 5008-7A), published as #D3EAE2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mint Whisper (Valspar 5008-7A)?
- Mint Whisper has an LRV of 78. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mint Whisper is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Mint Whisper in another brand?
- Adriatic Mist (Behr 490C-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Mint Whisper warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Mint Whisper as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 1.3; 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.