Elegant Silk (Valspar 5010-7)
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Elegant Silk (Valspar 5010-7) is a very deep, neutral green from Valspar: LRV 18, so it reflects about 18 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Elegant Silk
Four Valspar colors picked for Elegant Silk 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 Elegant Silk, 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 | Ionian | SW 6754 | 20 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Highlands Green | 650 | 18.7 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Bubble Turquoise | M450-6 | 18.3 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Carlisle | 1141-6 | 20 | 2.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Elegant Silk (LRV 18) by LRV.
Lighter than Elegant Silk
Darker than Elegant Silk
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5010-7 |
| Hex | #378377 |
| RGB | 55, 131, 119 |
| HSL | 171°, 41%, 36% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 18 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 50.0, -26.5, -0.6 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Elegant Silk (Valspar 5010-7), published as #378377
#167975
#4F8D77
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Elegant Silk (Valspar 5010-7)?
- Elegant Silk has an LRV of 18. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Elegant Silk is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Elegant Silk in another brand?
- Carlisle (PPG 1141-6) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 2.3 (very close).
- Is Elegant Silk warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Elegant Silk as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is -0.6; 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.