Garden Mist (Valspar 6003-7A)
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Garden Mist (Valspar 6003-7A) is a light, warm green from Valspar: LRV 79, so it reflects about 79 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Garden Mist
Four Valspar colors picked for Garden 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 Garden 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 | Jocular Green | SW 6736 | 71 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Parkside Dunes | 568 | 76.8 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Seafoam Spray | 430A-2 | 81.1 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Lantana Lime | 1224-4 | 79 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Garden Mist (LRV 79) by LRV.
Lighter than Garden Mist
Darker than Garden Mist
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6003-7A |
| Hex | #D5ECCF |
| RGB | 213, 236, 207 |
| HSL | 108°, 43%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 79 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.1, -12.8, 11.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Garden Mist (Valspar 6003-7A), published as #D5ECCF
#C3E1CD
#E7F7CF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Garden Mist (Valspar 6003-7A)?
- Garden Mist has an LRV of 79. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Garden Mist is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Garden Mist in another brand?
- Lantana Lime (PPG 1224-4) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Garden Mist warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Garden Mist as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.5; 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.