Fresh Mist (Valspar 5008-9C)
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Fresh Mist (Valspar 5008-9C) is a light, neutral green from Valspar: LRV 65, so it reflects about 65 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Fresh Mist
Four Valspar colors picked for Fresh 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 Fresh 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 | Tantalizing Teal | SW 6937 | 61 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Harbor Side Teal | 654 | 67.9 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Aqua Wish | P430-2 | 67 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Almost Aqua | 1229-3 | 62 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Fresh Mist (LRV 65) by LRV.
Lighter than Fresh Mist
Darker than Fresh Mist
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5008-9C |
| Hex | #9AE1D1 |
| RGB | 154, 225, 209 |
| HSL | 166°, 54%, 74% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 65 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 84.7, -25.5, 0.8 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Fresh Mist (Valspar 5008-9C), published as #9AE1D1
#85D6CF
#AFECD1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Fresh Mist (Valspar 5008-9C)?
- Fresh Mist has an LRV of 65. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Fresh Mist is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Fresh Mist in another brand?
- Aqua Wish (Behr P430-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Fresh Mist warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Fresh Mist as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 0.8; 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.