Aquatic Mist (Valspar 5008-9B)
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Aquatic Mist (Valspar 5008-9B) is a light, neutral green from Valspar: LRV 71, so it reflects about 71 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Aquatic Mist
Four Valspar colors picked for Aquatic Mist 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 Aquatic Mist, 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 | Aqueduct | SW 6758 | 59 | 3.9 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Crystal Clear | 2044-60 | 74 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Aloha | MQ4-23 | 74 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Silent Ripple | 1232-3 | 69 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Aquatic Mist (LRV 71) by LRV.
Lighter than Aquatic Mist
Darker than Aquatic Mist
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5008-9B |
| Hex | #ADE6DA |
| RGB | 173, 230, 218 |
| HSL | 167°, 53%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 71 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.3, -20.5, 0.0 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Aquatic Mist (Valspar 5008-9B), published as #ADE6DA
#99DBD8
#C1F1DA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Aquatic Mist (Valspar 5008-9B)?
- Aquatic Mist has an LRV of 71. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Aquatic Mist is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Aquatic Mist in another brand?
- Aloha (Behr MQ4-23) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Aquatic Mist warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Aquatic Mist as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 0.0; 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.